156 candidates contesting in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 have declared criminal cases against them, of which 121 are facing serious charges, said a report by the Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms. .
The report analyzed self-appointed affidavits of 615 candidates out of 623 candidates contesting in Phase 1. Uttar Pradesh Election Polling is to be held on February 10 in 58 constituencies in 11 districts.
“Out of 615 candidates analysed, 156 (25%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves…121 (20%) have declared serious criminal cases“The report stated.
In addition, at least 12 candidates have declared cases related to crimes against women and one of these candidates – Mohammad Yunus of RLD, contesting from Bulandshahr – declared cases related to rape (IPC Section 376) Huh.
A total of six candidates have declared cases against them relating to murder (IPC Section 302), while 30 candidates have declared cases related to ‘attempt to murder’ (IPC Section 307).
More than 50% of the constituencies (31 out of 58) are red alert constituencies – where three or more contesting candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
There are six candidates each with criminal cases in Meerut’s Siwalkhas constituency and Agra’s Kheragarh, while Hapur’s Dholana, Ghaziabad’s Loni, Shamli’s Thana Bhawan and Meerut constituencies have five each with criminal cases.
With respect to political parties, Samajwadi Party (SP) has the highest percentage – around 75% – of candidates with criminal cases, followed by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
A total of 21 out of 28 candidates analyzed from SP, 17 out of 29 candidates (59%) analyzed from RLD, and 29 (51%) out of 57 candidates from BJP have criminal cases.
In addition, 21 out of 58 candidates (36%) analyzed from Congress and 19 out of 56 candidates (34%) analyzed from BSP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits. Eight out of 52 candidates (15%) analyzed from AAP have declared criminal cases.
In the case of candidates with serious criminal cases, the SP declares such cases with 17 candidates out of 28 candidates (61%). 15 out of 29 candidates from RLD (52%) analyzed, 22 out of 57 candidates from BJP (39%), 11 out of 58 candidates from Congress (19%), 16 out of 56 candidates (29%) in the report It is said that out of 52 candidates (10%) of BSP and AAP, five have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Only 12% of the total candidates contesting in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections are women.
At least 73 candidates have declared their age between 61 and 80 years, while 214 have declared their age between 25 and 40 years. A total of 328 candidates have declared their age between 41 to 60 years.
The report said that 239 candidates have declared their educational qualification between classes 5 and 12, while 304 candidates have declared their educational qualification as graduation or above.
“Seven candidates are diploma holders and 38 candidates have declared themselves to be just literate,” the report said. 15 candidates are illiterate and 12 candidates have not given their educational qualification.
The report also stated that out of 615 candidates analyzed, 280 (46%) are millionaire, BJP and RLD have at least 97% candidates millionaire,
BJP’s Amit Agarwal, who is contesting from Meerut Cantt, has the highest declared assets in the first phase. The average assets per candidate contesting in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections is Rs 3.72 crore.
“The role of money power in our elections is evident from the fact that all major political parties give tickets to wealthy candidates. Among major parties, 28 (97%) out of 29 candidates analyzed from RLD, 55 (97%) out of 57 candidates analyzed from BJP, 50 (89%) out of 56 analyzed candidates from BSP, 23 (82%) are out. Out of 28 candidates analyzed from SP, 32 (55%) out of 58 candidates analyzed from Congress and 22 (42%) out of 52 candidates analyzed from AAP have declared assets of more than Rs 1 crore .
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