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Proposals to change how India votes: simultaneous elections, criminal records of candidates, and the reports that have argued for reform.
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Criminal cases among Rajya Sabha members
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The Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch analyse the affidavits that candidates file, including the criminal cases they declare.
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25 Jun 2026Briefnewly addedTheir analysis found that 31 per cent of sitting Rajya Sabha members had declared criminal cases against themselves. It returns to the questions behind Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms (2002), Lily Thomas (2013) and Public Interest Foundation (2018) on criminalisation of politics. Mains: Disclosure has not reduced the share of legislators facing criminal cases, which is why the courts have asked Parliament to act. Association for Democratic Reforms, 25 Jun 2026