Criminal Background: Analysis of Affidavits of Winning Candidates: ADR and National Election Watch

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 543 winning candidates in the Lok Sabha 2024 Elections. Results are as given below.    I. Criminal Background: Winning candidates with Declared Criminal Cases Out of the 543 winning candidates analysed in Lok Sabha 2024, 251 (46%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.  Out of 539 MPs analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2019, 233(43%) MPs had declared criminal cases against themselves.  Out of 542 MPs …