About 30 per cent of Lok Sabha MPs and 17 per cent of Rajya Sabha MPs have criminal cases against them, with Shiv Sena members topping the list, a report released Monday said.
The joint report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch (NEW) was based on affidavits filed by candidates during elections since 2004.
A total of 8,790 affidavits filed by MPs and state legislators were analysed.
The report found that 162 (30 per cent) of the 543 present Lok Sabha membres face “criminal cases” and 76 others (14 per cent) “serious criminal cases”.
About 40 (17 per cent) of the 232 members from the Rajya Sabha have “criminal cases” and 16 others (7 per cent) have “serious criminal cases” filed against them.
Seventy-five per cent of the offending MPs and state legislators were elected on Shiv Sena ticket since 2004. This was followed by Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (46 per cent).
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