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08.02.2017
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e hill state of Uttarakhand that goes to polls on February 15 has 14 per cent candidates who have criminal cases against them. Out of the 637 candidates in the fray, 91 have criminal cases against them.

It is the Bharatiya Janata Party that tops this list. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that brings out the National Election Watch report, 19 of the 70 candidates fielded by the BJP have criminal cases against them. In terms of percentage the figure stands at 27%.

The Congress is only marginally behind, having fielded 17 candidates (24%) with criminal cases against them.

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