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32% CANDIDATES IN FRAY FOR PHASE 2 FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES: REPORT
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|November 05, 2025
Over 30% of candidates contesting in second phase of the Bihar assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 26% face serious criminal charges, including those related to murder and crimes against women, according toa report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Tuesday.
The report—based on an analysis of 1,297 self-sworn affidavits out of 1,302 candidates contesting in the November Il second phase of elections to 122 seats—shows that 415 (32%) candidates have declared criminal cases against them while 341 (26%) candidates have serious criminal cases, including murder (15 candidates), attempt to murder (79 candidates), and crimes against women (52 candidates).
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