A whopping 570 candidates out of a total 1,612, who are contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, have declared criminal cases against them, according to Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) data published on Friday.

A whopping 570 candidates out of a total 1,612, who are contesting in the third phase of the #LokSabhaElections2019, have declared #CriminalCases against them, according to #ADR data published on April 18.#Dangal2019

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The ADR data was published after screening the candidates' self-sworn affidavits. The data cites that among the major parties, 40 out of 90 Congress candidates and 38 out of 97 candidates of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) have criminal cases amongst them. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has the least number of candidates with criminal cases against them.