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Lucknow, Mar 02: Like earlier phases, in the 6th phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, due on 4th March, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have fielded maximum number of candidates with criminal background.
Some 24 out of 49 (i.e. 49%) candidates from BSP have criminal cases pending against them while 18 out of 45 (i.e. 40%) candidates from BJP are facing criminal charges, said a report jointly prepared by Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The report has been prepared on the basis of affidavits submitted by candidates to the Election Commission of India.
While 15 out of 40 candidates (i.e. 38%) from Samajwadi Party have criminal cases, its ally Congress has 3 (i.e. 30%) such candidates out of 10.
In all, 126 out of total 635 (i.e. 20%) candidates analyzed have criminal cases pending against them – 109 of them have serious criminal cases, including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc.
UP Assembly Elections 2017 – Candidates with Criminal Cases
BJP
BSP
SP
Congress
Phase 1 (Feb 11)
(73 Seats)
29 (40%) out of 73
28 (38%) out of 73
15 (29%) out of 51
6 (25%) out of 24
Phase 2 (Feb 15)
(67 Seats)
16 (24%) out of 67
25 (37%) out of 67
21 (41%) out of 51
6 (33%) out of 18
Phase 3 (Feb 19)
(69 Seats)
21(31%) out of 68
21 (31%) out of 67
13 (22%) out of 59
5 (36%) out of 14
Phase 4 (Feb 23)
(53 Seats)
19(40%) out of 48
12 (23%) out of 53
13(39%) out of 33
8(32%) out of 25
Phase 5 (Feb 27)
(52 Seats)
21(41%) out of 51
23 (45%) out of 51
17(41%) out of 42
3(21%) out of 14
Phase 6 (Mar 04)
(49 Seats)
18 (40%) out of 45
24 (49%) out of 49
15 (38%) out of 40
3 (30%) out of 10
The candidates analyzed are from 78 political parties, including 6 national parties, 5 state parties, 67 unrecognized parties and 175 independent candidates.
Crorepati candidates
Again, BJP and BSP are ahead of other parties in fielding more crorepati candidates. Total 35(71%) out of 49 candidates from BSP and 33 (73%) out of 45 candidates from BJP are carorepati.
UP Assembly Elections 2017 – Crorepati Candidates
BJP
BSP
SP
Congress
Phase 1 (Feb 11)
(73 Seats)
61(84%) out of 73
66 (90%) out of 73
40 (78%) out of 51
18 (75%) out of 24
Phase 2 (Feb 15)
(67 Seats)
50 (75%) out of 67
58 (87%) out of 67
45 (88%) out of 51
13 (72%) out of 18
Phase 3 (Feb 19)
(69 Seats)
61(90%) out of 68
56 (84%) out of 67
51 (86%) out of 59
7 (50%) out of 14
Phase 4 (Feb 23)
(53 Seats)
36(75%) out of 48
45(85%) out of 53
26 (79%) out of 33
17(68%) out of 25
Phase 5 (Feb 27)
(52 Seats)
38(75%) out of 51
43(84%) out of 51
32 (76%) out of 42
7(50%) out of 14
Phase 6 (Mar 04)
(49 Seats)
33 (73%) out of 45
35 (71%) out of 49
28 (70%) out of 40
6 (60%) out 10
While Samajwadi Party has 28 crorepatis (70%) out of 40 candidates, Congress party has 6 crorepatis (60%) among 10 candidates.
Educational Status:
Total 229 (36%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th and 12th, while 338 (53%) candidates are graduate or above. 38 candidates have declared themselves to be just literates and 3 candidates are illiterate.
As for the number of female candidates in the 6th phase, it stands at 60 (9%).
