West Bengal polls - phase 1: 294 candidates face serious criminal charges, 98 booked for crimes against women

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Crowd gathers to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalist rally for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026. As galore arsenic 63% of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates fielded successful signifier 1 of West Bengal polls are facing superior transgression charges. | Photo Credit: ANI

One successful each 5 candidates for the first-phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections, making 294 retired of 1,475 canvass aspirants, person self-declared superior transgression cases successful their affidavits, a study by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and West Bengal Election ticker revealed. As galore arsenic 23% candidates (345) successful the canvass fray person self-sworn to beryllium charged nether transgression cases.

A “serious transgression case” is defined arsenic 1 involving offences with a maximum punishment of 5 years oregon more, non-bailable offences, electoral offences, oregon charges related to assault, murder, kidnapping, rape, and crimes against women and children.

Published - April 21, 2026 03:30 p.m. IST

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