In the third phase of the Bihar assembly elections, 215 out of the 808 candidates contesting have declared pending criminal cases against them.
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162 (20%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, communal disharmony, kidnapping, crimes against women etc says a report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
In total, 5 candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 3 of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI (ML)(L)), 2 candidates of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), 2 fielded by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 2 candidates of Communist Party of India (CPI), 1 candidate of Samajwadi Party (SP), 1 candidate of Garib Janata (Secular), 1 candidate fielded by Jan Adhikar Party(Loktantrik) (JAP(L)), 1 candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), 1 fielded by Shiv Sena (SHS), 1 candidate of Samras Samaj Party, 1 candidate of BSP, 1 candidate of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party and 9 Independent candidates have declared cases related to murder in their affidavits.
| Candidates with declared cases related to murder in their affidavits. | |
| Party | No. of Candidates |
| BJP | 5 |
| CPI (ML) L | 3 |
| JDU | 2 |
| RJD | 2 |
| CPI | 2 |
| SP | 1 |
| Garib Janata (Secular) | 1 |
| JAP(L) | 1 |
| CPI(M) | 1 |
| Shiv Sena | 1 |
| Samras Samaj Party | 1 |
| Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 1 |
| BSP | 1 |
| Independent | 9 |
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