INC has won 99 seats in the 15th Rajasthan Assembly election. Out of the 199 members of legislative assembly (MLAs), 46 MLAs in Rajasthan Assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves. 28 MLAs have declared ‘serious’ criminal cases against them, says the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.
In the 2013 assembly elections, 19 MLAs had declared ‘serious’ criminal cases against them. This time the assembly has at least 46 MLAs with criminal cases lodged against them compared to 36 MLAs elected in the state assembly elections in 2013.
The Association for Democratic Reforms is a non-partisan, non-governmental organization which works in the area of electoral and political reforms. ADR aims at bringing transparency and accountability in Indian politics and reducing the influence of money and muscle power in elections.
Murders, rapes and ‘serious’ criminal cases
Parsadi Lal of Congress who contested from Lalsot constituency of Dausa district has declared one charge related to the murder. Four MLAs, all from Congress, have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC section 307).
Comparing the candidates as per their political affiliation, 25 out of 99 MLAs from Congress, 12 out of 73 MLAs from BJP and two out of six MLAs from BSP among other regional political outfits have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits, the report said.
Sixteen out of 99 MLAs from Congress, seven out of 73 MLAs from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and two out of six MLAs from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have declared ‘serious’ criminal cases against them.
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