Uttar Pradesh Election 2017: A total 836 candidates are contesting the first phase of the polls.
The first phase of the crucial seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will take place today. The fate of the key parties - BJP, Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance, and the Bahujan Samaj Party - will be decided today in 73 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, including Noida, Shamli, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, approximately 40% of the BJP candidates in phase-1 have declared criminal cases against them, the most, followed by the BSP with a close 39 per cent. The SP-Congress alliance has a combined 28 per cent candidates with criminal cases.
One hundred and sixty-eight of the total 836 candidates, or approximately 20 per cent, contesting the first phase have criminal cases against them.
Here is a breakdown of candidates with criminal cases for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh election 2017:
Party wise break up of candidates with declared criminal cases - Phase 1| Party | Total number of candidates analyzed | Candidates with Declared criminal Cases |
|---|
| BJP | 73 | 29 |
| Cong | 24 | 6 |
| BSP | 73 | 28 |
| SP | 51 | 15 |
| RLD | 57 | 19 |
| CPM | 4 | 1 |
| IND | 293 | 38 |
| Other | 261 | 32 |
| Total | 836 | 168 |
| Source : ADR |