110 out of 716 candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls 2019 have criminal cases
Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday stated that at least 110 out of 716 women candidates - about 15 per cent - contesting the Lok Sabha elections this year have criminal cases against them.
The National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 716 out of 724 women candidates, who are contesting the Lok Sabha election 2019.
There are 8 women candidates who have not been analyzed due to unavailability of their
properly scanned and complete affidavits, at the time of making this report.
Out of the 716 women candidates analysed in 2019, 110 (15 per cent) women candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Out of 665 women candidates analysed during Lok Sabha in 2014, 87 (13 per cent) women candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Altogether 78 (11 per cent) women candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, crimes against women etc in the Lok Sabha Elections,2019. 51 (8 per cent) women candidates have declared serious criminal cases in the Lok sabha Elections, 2014.
Two women candidates have declared convicted cases against themselves.
There are 4 women candidates who have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302).
At least 16 women candidates have declared cases of attempt to murder (IPC Section-307).
There are 14 women candidates who have declared cases related to crimes against women such as Causing miscarriage without woman's consent (IPC Section-313), Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354) and Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section-509).
At least 7 women candidates have declared cases of related to hate speech.
There are 14 (26 per cent) out of 54 women candidates from INC, 18 (34 per cent) out of 53 women candidates from BJP, 2 (8 per cent) out of 24 women candidates from BSP, 6 (26 per cent) out of 23 candidates fielded by AITC and 22 (10 per cent) out of 222 Independent women candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Ten (19 per cent) out of 54 women candidates from INC, 13 (25 per cent) out of 53 women candidates from BJP, 2 (8 per cent) out of 24 women candidates from BSP, 4 (17 per cent ) out of 23 candidates fielded by AITC and 21 (10 per cent) out of 222 Independent women candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
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