New Delhi: Sixty-nine Assembly seats of the 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will vote in the third phase on February 19. The campaigning for the phase ends on Friday. More than 2.4 crore voters will vote for 826 candidates contesting the elections.
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, approximately 31 per cent of the BJP candidates in Phase 3 have declared criminal cases against them. This is the most followed by the Samajwadi Party which has 22 per cent.
There are total of 826 candidates of which 813 have been analysed. 110 of the total 813 candidates, or approximately 14 per cent, contesting the third phase have criminal cases against them.
Here is a breakdown of candidates with criminal cases for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh election 2017:
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, approximately 31 per cent of the BJP candidates in Phase 3 have declared criminal cases against them. This is the most followed by the Samajwadi Party which has 22 per cent.
There are total of 826 candidates of which 813 have been analysed. 110 of the total 813 candidates, or approximately 14 per cent, contesting the third phase have criminal cases against them.
Party | Total number of candidates analyzed | Candidates with Declared criminal Cases |
---|---|---|
BJP | 68 | 21 |
BSP | 67 | 21 |
SP | 59 | 13 |
RLD | 40 | 5 |
Lok Dal | 21 | 7 |
Cong | 14 | 5 |
Peace Party | 12 | 3 |
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) | 6 | 2 |
CPI | 6 | 1 |
Others | 295 | 19 |
IND | 225 | 13 |
Total | 813 | 110 |
Source : ADR |
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