18% candidates in Gujarat Assembly bypolls face criminal circumstances: ADR report
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While a complete of 81 candidates are contesting the elections, the report is predicated on an evaluation of affidavits furnished by 80 of them
Out of 80 of the 81 candidates in the fray for the November 3 Gujarat Assembly by-election, 18 % have declared criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves, in keeping with a report by ballot rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
The report, which additionally offers particulars of the monetary background of candidates, stated a complete of 20 or 25 % of them have declared monetary property price crores of rupees.
While a total of 81 candidates are contesting the elections, the report is predicated on an evaluation of affidavits furnished by 80 of them.
Seven or 9 % of the candidates have declared critical criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves, whereas 14 or 18 % have declared criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves, the ADR report stated.
Serious criminal circumstances are non-bailable offences with over 5 years of imprisonment.
According to the report, one (50 %) out of two candidates analysed from Bhartiya Tribal Party, three (38 %) out of eight candidates analysed from BJP, two (25 %) out of eight candidates analysed from Congress and eight (15 %) out of 53 Independent candidates have declared criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves in their affidavits.
One (50 %) out of two candidates analysed from Bhartiya Tribal Party, two (25 %) out of eight candidates analysed from BJP and 4 (8 %) out of 53 Independent candidates have declared critical criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves, the report stated.
Two (25 %) out of eight constituencies are pink alert constituencies. Red alert constituencies are these the place three or extra contesting candidates have declared criminal circumstances in opposition to themselves.
“The directions of the Supreme Court have had no effect on the political parties in selection of candidates as they have again followed their old practice of giving tickets to around 18 % candidates with criminal cases,” the report stated.
“All major parties contesting in Gujarat bye-elections have given tickets to 25 % to 38 % candidates who have declared criminal cases against themselves,” it stated.
The Supreme Court had in February requested political events to provide causes for choosing candidates with a criminal background and why different people with out criminal antecedents couldn’t be chosen.
The particulars of the monetary background of the candidates had been additionally given in the report.
“Out of the 80 candidates, 20 (25 %) are crorepatis. Eight (100 %) out of 8 candidates analysed from BJP, 6 (75 %) out of 8 candidates analysed from Congress and 6 (11 %) out of 53 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore,” the report said.
The common property per candidate is ₹1.16 crore, it stated.
“Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for eight Congress candidates analysed is ₹ 4.38 crore, eight BJP candidates analysed is ₹2.52 crores, two Bhartiya Tribal Party candidates have average assets of ₹17.85 lakhs and 53 Independent candidates have average assets of ₹70.52 lakhs,” it added.
Bypolls in Abdasa, Limbdi, Morbi, Dhari, Gadhada, Karjan, Dang and Kaprada Assembly seats in Gujarat had been necessitated after the sitting Congress MLAs resigned.
The counting of votes will happen on November 10.
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