Join Telegram Channel Why in News According to the National Election Watch (NEW) and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), in the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, at least 1,157 out of 6,318 candidates have criminal cases against them. •NEW is a nationwide campaign since 2002 comprising more than 1200 Non- governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other citizen led organizations working together on electoral reforms, improving democracy and governance in India. •ADR is an Indian NGO established in 1999 situated in New Delhi. Key Points •About: • The criminalization of politics means the participation of criminals in politics which includes that criminals can contest in the elections and get elected as members of the Parliament and the State legislature. It takes place primarily due to the nexus between politicians and criminals. Legal Aspect of Disqualification of Criminal Candidates •In this regard, Indian Constitution does not specify as
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