Jharkhand assembly election 2019: 62% of 79 sitting MLAs have criminal cases, 38 with serious offences
According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Jharkhand Election Watch, 62 per cent or 49 out of 79 sitting MLAs in the outgoing Jharkhand assembly have declared criminal cases lodged against them. Further, 48 per cent (38 out of 79) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases.
Nov 07, 2019, 09:56 AM IST
Karnataka polls: BJP fields 83 candidates with criminal cases against them, Congress 59
Of the 2,654 candidates in the fray for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, at least 883 are crorepatis and 645 have criminal cases against them, as per Association for Democratic Reforms.
May 07, 2018, 18:36 PM IST
