Press release: Preliminary Analysis of candidates announced by BJP, INC and JD(S), Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2018

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PRESS RELEASE

18^th April, 2018

Preliminary Analysis of Candidates Announced by BJP, INC and JD(S) for Karnataka 2018 Assembly Elections

The National Parties, BJP, INC and Karnataka’s Regional Party, JD(S) announced the list of candidates for Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2018 recently. A total of 154 candidates have been announced by BJP in their two lists released so far. First list for Karnataka was released on 8^th April and second list on 16^th April, 2018. Out of these, 111 candidates had contested (including the 44 re-contesting MLAs) assembly elections in 2013. A first list of 218 candidates was announced by INC for Karnataka. Out of these, 148 candidates had contested (including the 112 re-contesting MLAs) assembly elections in 2013. A first list of 126 candidates was announced by JD(S) for Karnataka. Out of these, 58 candidates had contested (including the 27 re-contesting MLAs) assembly elections in 2013. Association for Democratic Reforms and Karnataka Election Watch analyzed the affidavits of these candidates submitted by them during elections to Karnataka State Assembly and any subsequent bye-elections later. The latest information regarding assets as well as criminal charges if any, would be available once the candidates file their affidavits for 2018 Karnataka Assembly Elections.

Please visit https://adrindia.org/content/preliminary-analysis-candidates-announced-bjp-inc-and-jds-karnataka-2018-assembly-elections for full report.

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Candidates Announced by INC, BJP and JD(S)

Party	No. of Candidates Announced in the First List	No. of Candidates Announced in the Second List	Total Candidates Announced
BJP	72	82	154
INC	218	-	218
JD(S)	126	-	126

Analysis of candidates announced by BJP, INC and JD(S) as on 18^th April 2018

Party	No. of Candidates Announced (Total)	No. of re-contesting candidates	No of re-contesting Candidates with Criminal Cases	No. of re-contesting Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases	% of re-contesting Candidates with Criminal Cases	% of re-contesting Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases	No of re-contesting Crorepati Candidates	% of re-contesting Crorepati Candidates	Average Assets of re-contesting candidates (in Rs.)
BJP	154	111	30	19	27%	17%	97	87%	8,92,67,255 8 Crore+
INC	218	148	48	23	32%	16%	134	91%	28,23,51,893 28 Crore+
JD(S)	126	58	17	9	29%	16%	46	79%	14,91,14,815 14 Crore+

Recommendations

The current analysis of the candidates fielded by the major party shows that political parties continue to give tickets to candidates with serious criminal cases. The Association for Democratic Reforms recommends that political parties should refrain from giving tickets to candidates with a serious criminal background. The political parties should take a stand against misuse of money power, bribing of voters and distribution of freebies. Further, the political parties should move towards transparency and disclose the criteria for selection of candidates during elections.

Contact Details

Karnataka Election Watch

Prof Trilochan Sastry

IIM Bangalore

Founder Member,

National Election Watch,

Association for Democratic Reforms

+91 94483 53285

tril...@iimb.ac.in

Mr. Harish Narasappa

State Coordinator
har...@dakshindia.org

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam