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Criminal charges against MPs and MLAs
August 30 , 2025
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- An analysis shows that 31% of Members of Parliament (MPs) and 29% of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have declared serious criminal charges.
- Serious criminal charges include offenses punishable by five years or more, or those that are non-bailable.
- The share of Lok Sabha MPs facing such charges doubled from 14% in 2009 to 31% in 2024.
- Telangana has the highest percentage of MPs with serious charges at 71%, followed by Bihar at 48%.
- Among parties, the BJP has 63 MPs (26%) facing serious cases, while the Congress has 32 MPs (32%).
- For MLAs, Andhra Pradesh leads with 56% facing serious charges, and Uttar Pradesh has the highest number at 154 MLAs (38%).
- The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have over 60% of their MLAs facing serious cases.
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