Tag: Kerala assembly
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12 out 20 ministers in Kerala have pending criminal cases
New Delhi, May 24: 12(60%) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves in Kerala. 5 (25%) ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms said. Out of the 20 ministers analysed, 13 (65%) are crorepatis. Read more
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Average victory margin in Kerala Assembly elections was 47.98%
New Delhi, May 20: The winners of the Kerala State Assembly elections, 2021 won by an average of 47.98 % of total votes polled. In the 2016 elections winners won by an average of 46.76 % of total votes polled. 39(28%) winners won with 50% and above of the total votes polled in their constituency.…
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In new Kerala assembly 96 MLAs have pending criminal cases
New Delhi, May 05: Out of the 136 winning candidates analysed in 2021, 96(71%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 140 MLAs analysed during Kerala Assembly elections in 2016, 87(62%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves. 37 (27%) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder,…
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Citizenship resolution: Pinarayi Vijayan and his friends in the Kerala Congress need better lawyers
The Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution demanding that the newly amended citizenship law be scrapped. Bengaluru: The Kerala government led by Pinarayi Vijayan demanded that the law ratified by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha be scrapped immediately. Vijayan said that the law was part of a larger agenda and was against the…
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The criminal MLAs in God’s own country
The new Kerala assembly has 67 MLAs with a criminal record which means the percentage of the MLAs with pending criminal cases is 48 per cent. Out of these 67 MLAs, there are 12 with very serious charges pending against them which range from attempt to murder, culpable homicide among others. All the major parties…
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