The campaign for the Bihar Election 2925 phase one came to an end Tuesday evening, and the polling will be held Thursday, November 6. Elections will be held for 121 seats spread across 18 districts in the first phase. A total of 1,314 candidates are in the fray for the phase one polling. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch have said in a report that out of 1,314 candidates in the first phase, 423, or 32%, of them have declared criminal cases against themselves. An analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of 1,303 out of 1,314 candidates contesting the polls on November 6 has shown that 354, or 27% of them, face serious criminal charges. According to their affidavits, 33 candidates are accused of murder, and 86 face charges of attempted murder.

ADR report Bih

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