Twenty-two per cent of the 372 candidates in the fourth part of the West Bengal Assembly polls have declared legal instances in opposition to themselves, in keeping with a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The West Bengal Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 372 out of 373 candidates who’re contesting in the polls to be held on April 10. Records of Independent candidate Bishnu Chowdhuri from Saptagram constituency couldn’t be analysed as a result of incomplete affidavit obtainable on the ECI web site on the time of making this report, the ADR stated.
“Out of 372 candidates analysed, 81 (22 per cent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 65 (17 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves,” the report stated. Sixty-five (17 per cent) candidates are crorepatis, it stated. Among the most important events, the ADR stated 27(61 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the BJP, 16(73 per cent) out of 22 candidates analysed from the CPI(M), two (22 per cent) out of 9 candidates analysed from the Congress, 17 (39 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the AITC and one (4 per cent) out of 26 candidates analysed from the SUCI(C) have declared legal instances in opposition to themselves in their affidavits.
The report stated 24(55 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the BJP, 10 (45per cent) out of 22 candidates analysed from the CPI(M), 17 (39 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the AITC and one (4 per cent) out of 26 candidates analysed from the SUCI(C) have declared critical legal instances in opposition to themselves in their affidavits.
Nineteen candidates have declared instances associated to crime in opposition to ladies and 4 candidates have declared instances associated to homicide (IPC part 302) in opposition to themselves.
The ADR stated 16 candidates have declared instances associated to aim to homicide (IPC part 307) in opposition to themselves.
The report stated 12 (27 per cent) out of 44 constituencies are pink alert constituencies, the place three or extra contesting candidates have declared legal instances in opposition to themselves.
Among the most important events 34(77 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the AITC, 18(41 per cent) out of 44 candidates analysed from the BJP and one candidate every from the BSP, Congress and the JD(U) have declared property valued greater than Rs 1 crore.
