Kolkata, July 21, 2023 (PPI-OT): Nearly 44% of sitting MLAs across India have criminal cases against them, while 28% have a history of serious criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, crimes against women, a new report released by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed. The report titled ‘Analysis of Sitting MLAs from 28 State Assemblies and 2 Union territories of India 2023′ analyses 4,001 of the total 4,033 MLAs across 28 state assemblies and two Union territories.

The analysis is based on the self-sworn affidavits of the current MLAs, filed prior to contesting their last elections. The report reveals that of the 4,001 MLAs analysed across state assemblies, 1,777 (44%) have declared criminal cases against them. As many as 1,136, or 28%, have declared “serious criminal cases” against them. While the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not define a ‘serious’ criminal case, ADR considers alleged cases of crimes like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women, etc. as such.

At least 47 MLAs have declared cases related to murder under Section 302 of the IPC. As many as 181 MLAs have declared cases of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the IPC. According to the report, 114 MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women, of which 14 MLAs have declared cases related to rape under IPC section 376.

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