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In a bid to pressurize political parties into not fielding criminal candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, a group of more than 1200 NGOs has released the list of 20 Lok Sabha constituencies worst-hit by criminalization.

The list contains constituencies where the elected ... view

As the general election is knocking at the door and political parties keep busy declaring their candidates for different Parliamentary constituencies, an advocacy group has come out with a shocking revelation that every major party of India continues nominating candidates with criminal backgro... view

The general elections are round the corner and there is a great deal of activity where the fielding of candidates is concerned. What we have noticed in the past few elections that there is a great deal of debate regarding the background of a candidate. The Association for Democratic Reforms h... view

As part of its National Election Watch campaign, Association for Democratic Reforms obtained the affidavits of 19 of these 24 filed in previous elections and found that four have criminal records.

The ruling Congress party, which heads the United Progressive Alliance, or UPA, gov... view