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In Delhi, BJP has maximum candidates with criminal cases
New Delhi, Jan 30
Of the 70 political parties
in the fray for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls, the BJP has fielded the
maximum number of candidates - 27 - who have criminal cases against
them, said Delhi Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms
Friday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party also tops the list in the
category of serious criminal cases, with 17 of 69 party candidates
analysed, said the think tank. The party is contesting on all 70 seats.
Of
the total 673 candidates contesting the elections, 114 candidates or 17
percent face criminal cases. Seventy-four of these 114 have declared
serious criminal cases against themselves.
The BJP is followed by
the AAP, which has 23 candidates charged with criminal activities,
while 11 have been slapped with serious crime cases.
Of the 70 candidates fielded by the Congress, 21 are facing criminal cases and 11 have been charged with serious criminal cases.
In the 2013 assembly polls, of the 796 candidates analysed, 130 candidates had declared criminal cases against