Tamil Nadu: 54% MLAs have pending criminal cases, shows study
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A total of 54%, or 126 out of the 234 winning candidates in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, have criminal cases against them, according to a study released on Saturday by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Tamil Nadu Election Watch.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which emerged as the single-largest party in the state after it won 108 seats, had 41 MLAs with criminal cases, the highest of all, the study added.
The organisation analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 233 of the 234 winning candidates in the election held on April 23. As the affidavit uploaded on the Election Commission website by TVK MLA T Arunkumar was unclear, it could not be analysed.
Of the total MLAs who are accused of crimes, 56, or 24%, have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, said the study.
The study defines serious criminal offences as those carrying a maximum punishment of five years or more, non-bailable offences, or cases involving loss to the public exchequer. This category includes offences such as assault, murder, kidnapping, rape, crimes against women and offences mentioned in the Representation of the People Act. It also includes offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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