In phase III of polls, candidates with criminal cases outnumber women again

The proportion of women candidates is higher than the previous two phases

There are more candidates with criminal cases than there are women candidates in the third phase of elections. The third phase of polls are on April 23. 

There are a total of 340 candidates with criminal cases against them in the third phase. The total number of women candidates are 142. Around 21 per cent of the candidates have criminal cases against them. Women candidates are nine per cent.

The data is based on a report from non-governmental organizations the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which released their joint report ‘Lok sabha Elections 2019 Phase III’