Lucknow, Feb 17: The third phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections would witness 813 candidates battling it out. There are 110 candidates with criminal backgrounds and 250 crorepatis in the fray. Out of the 110, there are 82 candidates who have declared serious criminal charges against them, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
Seven candidates have declared cases related to murder while 11 have charges relating to attempt to murder. Six candidates have declared cases like assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Five candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping for ransom, etc.
Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases:
Twenty-one out of 68 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party, 21 out of 67 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party, 5 out of 40 candidates from Rashtriya Lok Dal, 13 out of 59 candidates from Samajwadi Party, 5 out of 14 candidates from Indian National Congress, and 13 out of 225 independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
There are 21 constituencies in the third phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections having three or more candidates with declared criminal cases. Red Alert Constituencies are those which have three or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections.
Financial Background
Out of the 813 candidates, 250 (31%) are crorepatis. 56 out of 67 candidates from BSP, 61 out of 68 candidates from BJP, 51 out of 59 candidates from SP, 7 out of 14 candidates from INC, 13 out of 40 candidates from RLD and 24 out of 225 independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore.
The average of assets per candidate contesting in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections is Rs 1.61 crore.
Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 14 INC candidates is Rs 6.20 crores, 68 BJP candidates is Rs 3.79 crore, 67 BSP candidates have average assets of Rs 4.18 crore, 40 RLD candidates have average assets worth Rs 73.56 lakh, 59 SP candidates have average assets worth Rs 5.70 crore, and 225 independent candidates have average assets of Rs 72.25 lakh. Two candidates have declared zero assets in their self sworn affidavits.
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