Bhubaneswar: About 59 per cent of the candidates contesting for six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats in the third phase polls in Odisha have criminal cases against them, says a joint study by the Odisha Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The fact is corroborated on the self-sworn affidavits of the candidates.
Out of 60 candidates contesting six Lok Sabha seats, 15 (25%) have criminal cases and 10 (17%) have serious criminal cases against them.
Similarly, the study analysing 354 out of the 356 candidates contesting 42 Assembly seats, says 119 (34%) candidates have criminal cases and 101 (29%) have declared that there are serious criminal cases against them.
In terms of party-wise candidates with criminal cases, among the major parties, 20 (48%) out of 42 BJD candidates, 30 (71%) out of 42 BJP candidates, 19 (46%) out of 41 Congress candidates and 5 (17%) out of 30 BSP candidates have admitted to criminal cases against them in their respective affidavits.
Election to the six Lok Sabha seats of Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar and 42 Assembly seats is scheduled on April 23.
Pune: Three people, including two toddlers, died on Monday when a dumper truck run over…
Lucknow: Three terrorists accused of lobbing a grenade at a police post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur…
Malkangiri: If things go as per plan, flight services between Odisha’s Malkangiri town and Visakhapatnam…
Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly attacked a man and kidnapped his female friend in Maitri Vihar…
Balasore: A young man was allegedly beaten to death on the suspicion of having committed…
Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities have often had funny, at times bizarre experiences, mostly involving hero-worshipping, demanding fans.…
This website uses cookies.