news about Association for democratic reforms
May 26, 2019 10:14
Of the total winners in 2019, 233 parliamentarians (43%) have declared criminal cases against them as compared to 185 (34%) in the Lok Sabha elected in 2014 and 162 (30 per cent) in 2009, say the findings based on the scrutiny of affidavits of 539 M... read more
May 22, 2019 07:43
The data is extracted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and merged with Trivedi Centre for Political Data’s (TCPD) own candidates’ data set. read more
May 14, 2019 22:24
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), nearly a fifth or 19% of the close to 8,000 candidates contesting the 2019 polls have criminal cases pending against them, while 29% have assets worth Rs 1 crore or more. Candidates are also... read more
May 02, 2019 15:03
Of the 61 contestants in Jharkhand’s four Lok Sabha constituencies, 14 are crorepati candidates. Thirteen candidates face criminal charges and nine of them face serious criminal cases, the ADR analysis says. read more
Apr 26, 2019 16:07
The ADR survey revealed that 47.08% of the total surveyed voters in Jharkhand said better employment opportunities were their top priority in the Lok Sabha elections. read more
Apr 26, 2019 15:13
The three main objectives of this survey were to identify voters’ priorities on specific governance issues, voters’ ratings of the government’s performance on those issues and factors affecting voting behaviour. read more
Apr 14, 2019 19:44
Donors purchased bonds worth Rs 1,407.09 crore of which Rs 1,403.90 crore were in the highest denominations of Rs ten lakh and Rs one crore during the period read more
Apr 04, 2019 08:41
. According to the NFHS, the population share of upper castes, OBCs, SCs and STs in India is 24%, 45%, 21% and 9%, respectively. read more
Apr 03, 2019 21:47
Electoral bonds were introduced in January 2018 after changes to the Finance Act 2017 and related amendments to the Income Tax Act, the Reserve Bank of India Act, and the Representation of People Act. Even foreign companies can buy electoral bonds. read more
Apr 02, 2019 22:00
The survey commissioned by ADR and conducted between October 2018 and December 2018, covered approximately 10,500 respondents across all 21 parliamentary constituencies of Odisha. read more
Mar 22, 2019 11:21
Election Commission officials suspect a level of apathy among first-time voters, but some who have tried to register online have complained of facing technical problems. read more
Jan 17, 2019 07:12
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared having received Rs 437 crore in donations above Rs 20,000 in 2017-18. read more
Dec 15, 2018 18:46
A total of 82 out of 99 MLAs from the Congress, 58 of 73 MLAs from the BJP, 11 of 13 Independent MLAs and five of six BSP MLAs have declared their assets worth over Rs 1 crore, as per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report. read more
Dec 13, 2018 00:11
The maximum 22 crorepati MLAs are from Mizo National Front, which has won the majority with 26 seats as per the election results announced on Tuesday, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in its report. read more
Dec 07, 2018 07:32
As many as 320 candidates out of the 2,188 affidavits analysed have declared criminal cases while 195 (or 9%) have declared serious criminal cases registered against themselves. read more