Rajasthan assembly elections: 15% of candidates have criminal cases against them; Times of India, November 24, 2013

Out of the 733 candidates analysed 111 candidates (15%) have declared criminal cases against them. Out of the 111 candidates who have declared criminal cases, 62 have declared serious criminal cases. These include murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, criminal intimidation and crime against women. This was revealed in the analysis of criminal, financial, age, education, gender and other details of contesting candidates in the Rajasthan 2013 assembly elections. The state is going for polling in December 1, 2013.