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UP
Election Watch 2007
Summary Note
1st Phase Data
ADR
PVCHR
UP
Election Watch is a non-partisan body of citizens engaged in creating
avenues of better participation of citizens in the Governance process.
We believe that by exercising an informed choice the voters/citizens
can create a momentum for an accountable and response system.
The
UPEW, along with 200 CBOs/NGOs created a network of citizens across the
state for this purpose.
The
process has been initiated in the state by Association for Democratic
Reforms (ADR) which is engaged in strengthening democracy in the
country through political and electoral reforms.
People's
Vigilance committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) has become the coordinating
body of the whole process. PVCHR has been involved with the cause of
hunger, malnutrition, education, health and governance for the most
marginalized and voiceless section of Indian society.
Many
civil society organizations are part of the UPEW. For the
constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase of UP
assembly elections, the contribution of network partners like Apada
Niwaran Manch,Parmarth samaj santhan, Pahuj Vikas manch are worth a
mention. Without the relentless efforts of such network partners'
collection of affidavits would have been impossible.
Following
the Supreme Court judgment on candidate's disclosure, it was the
responsibility of the Civil Society to see that clean and responsive
candidates are elected. Such a task could not be left to the political
parties who across the board put up candidates with pending criminal
records and are themselves non-transparent in financial and internal
functioning matter.
UPEW
collected affidavits of 785 candidates contesting in the 62 assembly
seats that are going to the polls in first phase.
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131
candidates had pending criminal cases against them
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Among
the major political parties BSP led the pack with 22/62 (
35.48%) closely followed by SP 19/61(31.15%), BJP 16/54 (29.63%) and
INC 15/62 (24.20%).
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32 seats in the first phase
were earlier (2002) occupied by people with serious criminal charges.
This time round 11 of them have not mentioned any criminal cases
pending against them. According to the UP Government website all of
them have pending cases.
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There
are seven constituencies which have more that five candidates with
pending cases. This are Jasrana,Hamirpur, Firozabad,Lalitpur,Agara
Cantt, Kanpur and Aliganj.
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509
(64.84%) candidates did not have PAN. Among political parties INC led
with 35.48%, BSP 32.25%, SP 31.14% and BJP 24.07 %.
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There
were 74 candidates who declared assets worth more than Rupees one
crore. SP led the team with 17 such candidates followed by BSP 14, BJP
14, and INC 11.
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The
average assets of a SP candidate were 87.23 lacs, BJP 79.32 lacs, INC
58.88 Lacs and BSP 55.00Lacs.
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Among the top ten candidates
with high liabilities one INC candidate with 30 lacs loan did not even
posses PAN.
The
above data and enclosed information have been culled from affidavits
provided by candidates at the time of nominations. These are accessible
at www.eci.gov.in. For accuracy of the data
please check this website. Volunteers of PVCHR are not responsible for
any error.
Note:
The data
is in excel- sheets containing several pages, please go through them.
--
Dr. Lenin (Ashoka Fellow)
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