Assembly Elections 2017: UP candidates worst in crime, Punjab richest, Manipur best educated

India is about to witness one of the biggest electoral outcomes after the 2014 parliamentary polls: the results for five states involving 7,150 candidates vying for 690 seats—of which 1,100 (15%) are criminals, 850 (12%) are serious criminals and 2,300 (or 32%) are crorepatis (assets over Rs 1 crore)—will be announced tomorrow.

A quarter of candidates in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are serious criminals—charged with cases related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, culpable homicide, communal disharmony, electoral violations and crimes against women.

Punjab has the richest candidates but the worst