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Every third MP in 16th Lok Sabha has criminal charges: ADR

New Delhi: Every third MP in the 16th Lok Sabha has criminal charges while 82 per cent of the lawmakers have assets worth Rs one crore or more, as per Association for Democratic Reforms' (ADR)

PTI PTI Updated on: May 18, 2014 23:18 IST
While, 8 out of total 44 candidates of Congress are facing criminal charges.

In AIADMK 6 out of 37 winners have been booked by police in some cases or other.

The percentage of candidates facing criminal charges is highest in Shiv Sena as its 15 candidates out of the total 18 are booked in some cases or other.

Trinamool Congress' 7 out of 34 winners are facing criminal charges.

ADR in its analysis also found that on an average four out of five candidates in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls have declared assets worth over Rs 1 crore.  “Out of the 541 winners analysed, 442 (82 per cent) are crorepatis,” the analysis pointed.
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