Assembly poll: 391 candidates are facing criminal cases
BJP tops the list
Bengaluru, May 6: Among the candidates contesting the Assembly elections, total 391 candidates have been facing the criminal cases and BJP topped the list with 59 candidates followed by Congress (32) and JDS (29), according to a survey.
According to research findings of ADR which released the report at a press conference here on Sunday, out of total 2560 candidates contesting the election, 391 candidates were facing the criminal charges. Of them, 254 candidates were facing serious charges. Four candidates were facing the murder charges, 24 attempt to murder, 23 candidates were facing women harassment charges. Apart from these three parties, three JDU candidates, one AAP and 75 independent candidates have involved in the charges, the report said.
As per the data provided by the candidates, total 207 candidates from Congress, 208 from BJP, 154 from JDS, 13 from JDU, 9 from AAP and 199 independent candidates are crorepatis. When looked at the list of richest politicians, Congress MLA and Govindarajanagar candidate Priya Krishna is in the top position with a net worth of Rs 1020 crore, followed by another Congress candidate from Hosakote MTB Nagara with Rs 1015 crore. However, the property of Minister DK Shivakukar was estimated at Rs 840 crore.
In BJP, the average value of the asset of 224 candidates is Rs 17.86 crore. However, the average value of 220 Congress candidates is estimated at Rs 38.75 crore and 199 JDS candidates asset value is Rs 20.91 crore. Remaining 1099 independent candidates property value is Rs 1.58 crore. Interestingly, the value of Bommanahalli independent candidate Dilip Kumar was just Rs 1000.
In terms of literacy rate, total 1351 candidates have passed just 5th to 12th standards, 981 candidates are graduates and in total, 52 per cent of candidates are literate. But 11 candidates did not provide certificates on their education.
Regarding the age, only one candidate is youngest among others. He has mentioned his age as 20 years of age. Remaining 849 candidates are between 25 and 40 years of age, 1351 candidates are between 41 and 60 years and 347 candidates are between 61 and 80 years of age. Seven candidates are more than 80 years of age, according to the report.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
