17% candidates in J&K poll fray have pending criminal cases: ADR report

The ADR analysed affidavits of 872 candidates retired of the full 873 successful fray successful the ongoing J&K elections. The implicit affidavit of 1 candidate, Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, was not disposable connected the EC site, the ADR said.

In the archetypal signifier of elections held connected September 18, arsenic galore arsenic 36 of the 219 candidates successful the fray had transgression records. Twenty-five of them person cases of superior quality against them, ranging from effort to execution to crimes against woman, including rape. One of them has been named successful an FIR nether the provisions of POCSO Act, 2012.

Of the 49 candidates with transgression cases successful the 2nd phase, 37 person been booked for superior offences. Similarly, of the 67 specified candidates contesting elections successful the 3rd phase, 52 person transgression cases of superior quality against them.

In presumption of the beingness of specified a ample fig of candidates with pendinding transgression cases, 8 of the 26 constituencies going to polls successful the 2nd signifier person been declared “red alert” seats.

Likewise, of the 40 constituencies going to polls successful the 3rd phase, 11 person been declared “red alert” seats arsenic they person astatine slightest 3 oregon much candidates with declared transgression cases against them.