Money and muscle ruled Bihar election -Governance Now

Money and muscle ruled Bihar election

59 percent elected MLAs have pending criminal cases while 20 percent MLAs are crorepatis

GN Bureau | November 27, 2010

Dimming the euphoria over the JD (U) and BJP combine sweeping the Bihar assembly election, a new report says that the number of candidates with criminal cases filed againt them and crorepatis has increased in the 2010 assembly elections. Leading the list of fielding maximum number of MLAs who have criminal cases pending against them is JD (U).

“141 newly elected MLAs (59 percent) have pending criminal cases against them while 47 MLAs (20 percent) analysed are crorepatis,” according to the report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), who have been working on electoral reforms, improving democracy and governance in India.

“In 2005, 117 (35 percent) MLAs had pending criminal cases, while eight MLAs were crorepatis,” the report said.

The report also mentioned that 85 MLAs are facing serious IPC charges like murder and attempt to murder charges against them. The report is based on the MLAs sworn affidavits to the election commission.

The ruling party JD (U) and BJP combine have 116 MLAs who face pending criminal cases and 72 out of them has serious criminal cases pending against them.

13 MLAs who face pending criminal cases have won from RJD ticket.

Pradip Kumar who won from Warsaliganj constituency from JD (U) has 10 charges related to murder (IPC section - 302). The report also says Narendra Kumar Pandey (alias Sunil Pandey) has 23 pending cases out of which four are related to murder (IPC section - 302).

Faiyaj Ahmad of RJD from Bisfi constituency is the richest candidate with the assets declared RS. 15.83 crores followed by Suresh Kumar Sharma from BJP of Muzaffarpur with 8.27 crores.

According to the report, “Seventy-six MLAs analysed (32 percent) have not declared their PAN card details.”

Read the report

Comments

Other News

Voting by tribal communities blossoms as ECI’s efforts bear fruit

The efforts made by the Election Commission of India (ECI), over last two years, for inclusion of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) communities and other tribal groups in the electoral process have borne fruit with scenes of tribal groups in various states/UTs participating enthusiastically in t

GST revenue for April 2024 at a new high

The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 at ₹2.10 lakh crore. This represents a significant 12.4% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 13.4%) and imports (up 8.3%). After accounting for refunds, the net GST

First Magahi novel presents a glimpse of Bihar bureaucracy a century ago

Fool Bahadur By Jayanath Pati (Translated by Abhay K.) Penguin Modern Classics, 112 pages, Rs 250 “Bab

Are EVs empowering India`s Green Transition?

Against the backdrop of the $3.5 billion Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme launched by the Government of India, sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are expected to grow at a CAGR of 35% by 2032. It is crucial to take into account the fact that 86% of EV sales in India were under the price bracket of $2

When Nandini Satpathy told Biju Patnaik: ‘I’ll sit on the chair you are sitting on’

Nandini Satpathy: The Iron Lady of Orissa By Pallavi Rebbapragada Simon and Schuster India, 321 pages, Rs 765

Elections 2024: 1,351 candidates in fray for Phase 3

As many as 1,351 candidates from 12 states /UTs are contesting elections in Phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The number includes eight contesting candidates for the adjourned poll in 29-Betul (ST) PC of Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, one candidate from Surat PC in Gujarat has been elected unopp