Delhi Election Watch 2008 - Candidates' Criminal and Financial Record Chhattisgarh Election Watch 2008 Remove Criminals and Cash from Indian Elections Congress economic growth faster than India's 5th Annual Conference on Electoral Reforms, Dec 13-14, 2008, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (coming soon) Karnataka Elections - Complete Report REMOVE CRIMINALS AND CASH FROM INDIAN ELECTIONS Join the fight to remove criminals and cash from Indian Elections. Sign and forward this petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/indiaadr/ Your signature will help in building pressure on the political parties to nominate only clean and capable candidates during the forthcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. ADR will print and send the petition to all members of parliament and key national political figures along with the comments. Please sign and forward to other people. ELECTION WATCH SMS CAMPAIGN Get Information on Politicians and parties on your mobile for free Do you know: •   How many MPs in current Lok Sabha have criminal records against them? •   How many MLAs have criminal records in your Vidhan Sabha? •   How many MPs have declared their assets as NIL in their affidavit declaration? •   How much money does political parties claim to spend in the elections? •   How many political parties declare file their Tax Returns with IT dept? Get answers to these and other questions through our Election Watch SMS campaign. The campaign has already started for the four states out of six going to poll. We will send 2 to 3 messages on politicians and electoral issues starting with the coming state elections till Lok Sabha elections. Here are the instructions to get messages by sending an SMS •   To get SMS on Delhi Politicians and Election related issues:     START ELECTIONDEL to 575758 •   To get SMS on Rajasthan Politicians and Election related issues:     START ELECTIONRJ to 575758 •   To get SMS on Madhya Pradesh Politicians and Election related issues:     START ELECTIONMP to 575758 •   To get SMS on Chhatisgarh Politicians and Election related issues:     START ELECTIONCG to 575758 CITIZENS CAN GET INFO ON PARTIES' IT RETURNS In a move that is likely to lead to greater transparency and accountability of political parties, the Central Information Commission has held that copies of Income Tax Returns of the political parties and the Assessment Orders passed on them will henceforth be available to all citizens. The order was passed by Central Information Commissioner, Shri A. N. Tiwari, on April 29, 2008. The original application under the Right to Information Act on behalf of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). MORE INFO SUPPORT OUR ELECTION WATCH CAMPAIGN CALL 1-800-111-515 ... to ask questions on Candidates' background like Criminal Record, Education, etc. You can compare two candidates on various parameters.