CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
· MLAs with criminal cases: Out of the 230MLAs analysed, 94(41%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 230 MLAs analysed during Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in 2013, 73 (32%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
· MLAs with serious criminal cases:47(20%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases including cases related tomurder, attempt to murder, crime against women etc. Out of 230 MLAs analysed duringMadhya Pradesh Assembly elections in 2013,45 (19%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Figure: Comparison of MLAs with declared criminal cases in 2008, 2013 and 2018
· MLAs with declared cases related to attempt to murder: 6 MLAs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307).
· MLAs with declared cases related to murder: 1 INC MLA namely Sukhdev Panse from Multai constituency has declared case related to murder(IPC Section 302).
· MLAs with declared cases related to Crime against women : 3 MLAs have declared cases related to crime against women such as Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354) and Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty (IPC Section-498A)
· Party wise MLAs with criminal cases:56(49%) out of 114 MLAs from INC, 34 (31%) out of 109 MLAs from BJP, 2(100%) MLAs from BSP , 1 (100%) MLA from SP and1 (25%) out of 4 Independent MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise MLAs with serious criminal cases: 28 (25%) out of 114 MLAs from INC,15 (14%) out of 109 MLAs from BJP, 2(100%) MLAs from BSP , 1 (100%) MLA from SP and1 (25%) out of 4 Independent MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Figure: Party wise comparison of percentage of MLAs with declared criminal cases: 2013 and 2018
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