20% of sitting MLAs in Kerala faced tight race in 2016 Assembly elections
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Their victory vote margin was less than 5,000
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Their victory vote margin was less than 5,000
The previous State Assembly elections held in 2016 was a close call for many of the legislators going by their margin of victory. Twenty seven of the 140 sitting MLAs had passed the electoral battle by securing a margin of less than 5,000 votes.
Of this, eight were candidates of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while one was an independent backed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The Indian Union Muslim League was second, with five of its MLAs making it to the Assembly through a margin of less than 5,000 votes. They were followed by the Communist Party of India (4), the Indian National Congress (3) and the Kerala Congress(M) (3). The Congress (S), the Nationalist Congress Party and the National Secular Conference marked one each.
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65% of sitting MLAs in Kerala have criminal cases against them
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March 11, 2021 00:31 IST
Analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms and Kerala Election Watch shows cases filed against 21% of legislators come under ‘serious’ categories
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Analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms and Kerala Election Watch shows cases filed against 21% of legislators come under ‘serious’ categories
Sixty-five percent of the sitting MLAs in the present State Assembly have criminal cases against them, according to an assessment by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Kerala Election Watch.
Civil society organisations analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 132 elected members out 140 that were submitted prior to the 2016 elections and found that 86 were facing criminal cases, while 21% MLAs had declared ‘serious’ criminal cases against them.
Epitome of Communalism : What Pinarayi Vijayan s Fierce Attack on Amit Shah Achieves
With an opposition bent on slamming the Left for its pro-Hindutva moves, Vijayan s decision to train guns at Amit Shah is a significant step.
Pinarayi Vijayan and Amit Shah. Photos: Reuters and PTI
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Kochi: Pinarayi Vijayan’s home village of Dharmadom in Kannur had been buzzing with the excitement of a rally addressed by the leader after what was a pretty long gap.
With a charged audience on his side, Vijayan – who is called ‘captain’ by his supporters on social media – took the lectern. What followed was one of the most scathing attacks on Union home minister Amit Shah by a member of the opposition on a chair as high as a chief minister’s.