UP Polls Phase 4: 27% Candidates Have Criminal Cases, 231 Crorepatis Charged
Lucknow, Feb 17: Around 27% of the candidates contesting Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on the fourth phase have criminal cases against them while 37% are Crorepatis. The Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-filed affidavits of 621 candidates out of 624 who are contesting in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections Phase IV.
Polling for the forth phase is scheduled to take place on February 23.
According to the ADR report released here on Thursday, out of 621 candidates analyzed, 167 or 27% candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Among them 129 or 21% have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Among the major parties, 31 or 53% out of 58 candidates are from Congress, 30 or 53% out of 57 candidates are from SP, 26 or 44% out of 59 candidates analysed from BSP, 23 or 40% out of 57 candidates analysed from BJP and 11 or 24% out of 45 candidates analysed from AAP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Among the major parties, 22 or 38% out of 58 candidates analysed are from Congress, 22 or 39% out of 57 candidates analysed are from SP, 22 or 37% out of 59 candidates analysed are from BSP, 17 or 30% out of 57 candidates analysed are from BJP and 9 or 20% out of 45 candidates analysed are from AAP who have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
9 candidates have declared cases related to crime against women. Out of 9 candidates 2 candidates have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section-376).
Out of the 621 candidates, 231 or 37% are crorepatis.
Among the major parties, 50 or 88% out of 57 candidates analysed from BJP, 48 or 84% out of 57 candidates analysed from SP, 44 or 75% out of 59 candidates analysed from BSP, 28 or 48% out of 58 candidates analysed from Congress and 16 or 36% out of the 45 candidates analysed from AAP have declared assets valued more than Rs. 1 crore.
The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 Phase IV is Rs 2.46 Crores.
The report said among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 57 BJP candidates analysed is Rs. 7.57 Crores, 57 SP candidates i.e. Rs 5.65 Crores, 59 BSP candidates have average assets of Rs 4.71Crores, 58 Congress candidates have average assets of Rs 3.33 Crores and 45 AAP candidates have average assets worth Rs. 2.08 Crores.
