Bihar: 130 candidates with serious criminal charges in Ist pha

October 04, 2015 14:01

A total of 130 candidates with serious criminal cases against them including related to murder will contest in the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls on October 12.

Polling will be held in 49 out of 243 seats in this phase with 583 candidates in the fray.

The Association for Democratic Reforms, which has prepared a report through the candidates' affidavits obtained from Election Commission (ECI) website, said 170 candidates have criminal cases against them while 130 of them contesting from 37 seats have been booked for serious non-bailable offences.

There are 16 candidates with cases related to murder, including Pradeep Kumar of JD(U) from Warsaliganj constituency who has declared four cases related to murder. Seven independent candidates too have cases of murder against them, the report said

A total of 37 candidates face cases of attempt to murder. Ramswarup Yadav, an Independent from Hisua constituency, faces five charges related to attempt to murder, while one each from BSP, BJP and Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) and three candidates from JD(U) have declared attempt to murder cases.

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