- By Abhirupa Kundu
- Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:53 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: According to a report by the Chhattisgarh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls out of 953 candidates in the fray, almost 10 per cent of candidates have criminal cases against them while 56 have serious cases registered against them.
Voting for 70 assembly constituencies in the second phase will be held on November 17 and counting will be held on December 3. "Out of 953 candidates analyzed, 100 (10 per cent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 56, which is six per cent of the 953 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves," the report read.
It stated that among the major parties, the ruling Congress has fielded the highest number of candidates with criminal cases. There are 13 (19 per cent) out of 70 candidates analysed from Congress, followed by BJP which has fielded 12 (17 per cent) with criminal cases against them.
The report further said that 11 (18 per cent) out of 62 candidates analysed from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and 12 (27 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from AAP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
It also said that seven (10 per cent) out of 70 candidates analysed from Congress, four (six per cent) out of 70 candidates analysed from BJP, four (six per cent) out of 62 candidates analysed from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and six (14 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from AAP have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
The report pointed out that 16 (23 per cent) out of 70 constituencies are red alert constituencies.
Red alert constituencies are those where three or more contesting candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. It said that the directions of the Supreme Court have not affected the political parties in the selection of candidates in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections Phase two as they have again followed their old practice of giving tickets to around 10 per cent of candidates with criminal cases.
It said that all major parties contesting in Chhattisgarh Elections Phase 2 have given tickets from 17 per cent to 27 per cent of candidates who have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Polling for the 70 assembly seats in second phase of Chhattisgarh will take place on November 17 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.
(With agency inputs)
