2015 Bihar Assembly Elections -Phase III on October 28,2015 will see a large number of candidates with criminal cases against their name

 

The third phase of Bihar Assembly elections will see a large number of candidates with criminal cases against their name.

 

 

Out of all the 808 candidates contesting for 50 seats spread across six districts of central and western parts of the state, 215 (27%) have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leads the pack with 17 (68%) out of its 25 candidates facing criminal cases as per the affidavit analysed by Association for Democratic Records (ADR).

The Bharatiya Janata Party follows it closely as 21 (62%) out of its 34 candidates face criminal charges while 10 (56%) out of 18 Janata Dal United candidates have such a record.

Other parties are no better with three (43%) out of seven Congress candidates and four (40%) out of 10 Lok Janshakti Party nominees have criminal records.

Smaller parties like Communist Party of India (CPI) has seven (37%) out of 19 candidates, 9 (19%) out of 47 Bahujan Samaj Party candidates, 12 (39%) out of 31 candidates from Samajwadi Party, along with 13 (48%) out of 27 candidates of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) CPI(ML) (L) and 62 (22%) out of 276 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Party wise candidates with serious criminal cases:
11 (32%) out of 34 candidates from BJP
 6 (32%) out of 19 candidates from CPI
 8 (17%) out of 47 candidates from BSP
8 (44%) out of 18 candidates fielded by JD(U)
 10 (32%) out of 31 candidates from SP
16 (64%) out of 25 candidates of RJD
2 (29%) out of 7 candidates fielded by INC
3 (30%) out of 10 candidates of LJP
9 (33%) out of 27 candidates of the CPI(ML) (L) and
46 (17%) out of 276 Independent candidates
have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.