25% of AAP Candidates, 20% BJP Nominees in Fray for Delhi Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases2Photo© firstpost.com

25% of AAP Candidates, 20% BJP Nominees in Fray for Delhi Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases

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NewsTracker: Twenty-five per cent of AAP candidates and 20 percent of BJP contestants in the fray for the 8 February Delhi Assembly polls have declared serious criminal cases against them in their affidavits, according to the Association of Democratic Reforms.

Fifteen percent of Congress candidates also have declared serious criminal cases against them, the ADR said.

In the Delhi Assembly polls, 672 candidates are in the fray, one less than in 2015.

The top three richest candidates are from the AAP. They are Dharampal Lakra from Mundka (Rs 292 crore), Parmila Tokas from R K Puram (Rs 80 crore) and Ram SinghRam SinghRam Singh Netaji from Badarpur (Rs 80 crore).