65% sitting MLAs in Kerala have criminal cases against them

A report by ADR analysed the criminal details of 132 out of 140 sitting MLAs

In poll-bound Kerala, 65 per cent of the 132 sitting MLAs in the state Assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves.

A total of 51 MLAs of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) have declared criminal cases in their affidavits, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Other than that, 12 MLAs from the Communist Party of India (CPI), nine from the Indian National Congress (INC), five from IUML and four Independent MLAs have also declared criminal cases against themselves.

The ADR report analysed the criminal details of 132 out of 140 sitting MLAs. The report did not take the remaining MLAs into account as 4 MLAs had 'unclear' affidavits. The other 4 seats are currently vacant in the state Assembly.

Credit: ADR

Elections to the 140-member Assembly will take place in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2.