A 44 per cent rise:
Out of 543 Winners analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2009, 162(30 per cent) Winners had declared criminal cases against themselves. There is an increase of 44 per cent in the number of MPs with declared criminal cases since 2009.
159 (29 per cent) winners in Lok Sabha 2019 Elections have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc.
Out of 542 Winners analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2014, 112(21 per cent) Winners had declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Out of 543 Winners analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2009, 76(14 per cent) Winners had declared serious criminal cases against themselves. There is an increase of 109 per cent in the number of MPs with declared serious criminal cases since 2009.
An INC Winner, Dean Kuriakose from Idukki constituency has declared 204 criminal cases against himself, including cases related to committing culpable homicide, house trespass, robbery, criminal intimidation etc.