Gujarat election 2017: Phase-1 candidates with 'criminal records'

Of the 182 Gujarat Assembly seats, 89 went to the polls in the first phase on December 9. Of these, 'Red Alert' was declared on 21, meaning these had 3 or more candidates holding criminal records

The Gujarat Assembly Election 2017 saw 89 of the 182 constituencies going to the polls in the first phase on December 9. The second phase of vioting will take place on December 14, and the results will be announced on December 18.

Of the two main parties in the Gujarat election battle, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been ruling the state for over 20 years, while the Congress, under Rahul Gandhi, is looking for an electoral revival.

In the first phase of polling, a total of 977 candidates were in the fray. According to a report by the ADR, as many as 137 (15%) of these candidates have criminal cases filed against them, while 78 (8%) candidates are facing 'serious criminal charges'. 

The report also mentions the details of 'Red Alert Constituencies' -- those with 3 or more candidates with criminal records. 

In the first phase, 21 of the 89 constituencies have been declared 'Red Alert constituencies'. These include Jamnagar North, Wankaner, Bhavnagar West, Mandvi, Junagadh, Gondal, Manvadar, Visavadar, Bhuj, Dhoraji, Abdasa, Lathi, Dediapada (ST), Dwarka, Jamnagar  Rural, Jasdan, Anjar, Rajula, Jamnagar South, Somnath, Palitana.

Here is the full list of BJP and Congress candidates with criminal records filed against them: 

CANDIDATES	Congress/BJP	District	Constituency
Jitendrabhai Kantilal Somani	BJP	Morbi	Wankaner
Parsotambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki	BJP	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar Rural
Jadeja Dharmendrasinh Merubha	BJP	Jamnagar	Jamnagar North
Sanghvi Harsh Rameshkumar	BJP	Surat	Majura
Radadiya Jayeshbhai	BJP	Rajkot	Jetpur
Solanki Haribhai Boghabhai	BJP	Somnath	Una
Vasava Ravjibhai Ishwarbhai	BJP	Bharuch	Jhagadia (St)
Acharya Dr.Nimaben Bhaveshbhai	BJP	Kachchh	Bhuj
Pankajbhai Anopchand Maheta	BJP	Kachchh	Rapar
Mungra Raghavjibhai Hansarajbhai	BJP	Jamnagar	Jamnagar Rural
Vaghani Jitendrabhai Savajibhai	BJP	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar West
Dilipbhai Nanubhai Sanghani	BJP	Amreli	Dhari
Pabubha Virambha Manek	BJP	Devbhumi Dwarka	Dwarka
Patel Vijaybhai Rameshbhai	BJP	Dangs	Dangs (St)
Zinabhai Najabhai Dervaliya	BJP	Surendranagar	Chotila
Amurutiya Kantilal Shivlal	BJP	Morbi	Morbi
Nitinkumar Valjibhai Fadadu	BJP	Junagadh	Manavadar
Sapariya Chimanbhai Dharamshibhai	BJP	Jamnagar	Jamjodhpur
Arvindbhai Gordhanbhai Raiyani	BJP	Rajkot	Rajkot  East
Patel Kirit Balubhai	BJP	Junagadh	Visavadar
Odedra Lakhamanbhai Bhimabhai	BJP	Porbandar	Kutiyana
Mahendrabhai Liladharbhai Masharu	BJP	Junagadh	Junagadh
Barad Bhagvanbhai Dhanabhai	INC	Gir Somnath	Talala
Ribadiya Harshadkumar Madhavajibhai	INC	Junagadh	Visavadar
Bavaliya Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai	INC	Rajkot	Jasdan
Humbal Veljibhai Kathadbhai	INC	Kachchh	Anjar
Joshi Bhikhabhai Galabhai	INC	Junagadh	Junagadh
Pingol Kishor Gnagjibhai	INC	Kachchh	Gandhidham (Sc)
Virajibhai Keshavbhai Thummar	INC	Amreli	Lathi
Gavit Mangalbhai Gangajibhai	INC	Dangs	Dangs (St)
Kumbharvadiya Jivanbhai Karubhai	INC	Jamnagar	Jamnagar North
Halpati Sureshbhai Maganbhai	INC	Navsari	Gandevi (St)
Mahamadjavid Abdulmutalib Pirzada	INC	Morbi	Wankaner
Rajguru Indranilbhai Sanjaybhai	INC	Rajkot	Rajkot West
Chavda Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai	INC	Junagadh	Manavadar
Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai	INC	Somnath	Somnath
Satishbhai Champakbhai	INC	Surat	Udhna
Chaudhari Jitubhai	INC	Valsad	Kaprada (St)
Bhumbhaliya Bhaveshbhai Govindbhai	INC	Surat	Karanj
Lal Ashokbhai Haridas	INC	Jamnagar	Jamnagar South
Pradhyumansinh Mahipatsinh Jadeja	INC	Kachchh	Abdasa
Dhanani Pareshkumar Dhirajlal	INC	Amreli	Amreli
Ahir Meraman Markhi	INC	Devbhumi Dwarka	Dwarka
Vasoya Lalitkumar Jashmatbhai	INC	Rajkot	Dhoraji
Chaki Adambhai Budhabhai	INC	Kachchh	Bhuj
Khatariya Arjunbhai Ghanshyambhai	INC	Rajkot	Gondal
Modhawadia Arjunbhai Devabhai	INC	Porbandar	Porbandar
Der Amrishbhai Jivabhai	INC	Amreli	Rajula
Madam Vikaram Arjanbhai	INC	Devbhumi Dwarka	Khambhalia
Yogendrasinh Chandrasinh Bakarola	INC	Surat	Olpad
Kanubhai Mathurambhai Baraiya	INC	Bhavnagar	Talaja
Patel Anantkumar Hasmukhbhai	INC	Navsari	Bansda (St)