Summary:
First phase is over, and people of Uttar Pradesh are all set to vote it out in the second phase of the Assembly elections after getting lured by the promises of politicians during the poll campaigns.
Long before the outcome of Chief Minister face is known, political parties have gone against at least one of their promises, which is, ‘Say no to candidates with criminal background’.
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First phase is over, and people of Uttar Pradesh are all set to vote it out in the second phase of the Assembly elections after getting lured by the promises of politicians during the poll campaigns.
Long before the outcome of Chief Minister face is known, political parties have gone against at least one of their promises, which is, ‘Say no to candidates with criminal background’.
A report from the Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) says that, out of 719 candidates, as many as 107 (15 per cent) candidates who are in the fray for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to be held on February 15 have declared criminal cases against themselves.
It further noted that 16 out of 67 candidates from BJP, 25 of 67 from BSP, 6 of 52 from RLD, 21 of 51 from SP, 6 of 18 from Indian National Congress and 13 of 206 independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
ADR said that out of 719 candidates, 256 are crorepatis adding that 58 from BSP, 50 from BJP, 45 from SP, 13 from INC, 15 from RLD and 36 independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore.
The average asset per candidate contesting in the second phase of UP elections is Rs 2.01 crore.
Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 18 INC candidates is Rs 3.37 crore, 67 BJP candidates (Rs 4.07 crore), 67 BSP candidates (Rs 7.20 crore), 52 RLD candidates (Rs 1.51 crore), 51 SP candidates (Rs 3.43 crore) and 206 independent candidates (Rs 60.63 lakh), says the report.