Of the 81 nominees fielded by Congress, 28 have criminal records.
Of the 87 candidates fielded by BJP 16 have criminal record.
The tally of the candidates with criminal records belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party, which is contesting all the 87 seats, is 15.
The Janata Dal-United has given tickets to six candidates with criminal records of its 18 contesting in the first phase of polls.
Cases against the tainted candidates relate to murder, attempt to murder, threat to kill, kidnapping and other violent crimes like dacoity, assault, rioting, arson, jail break and financial fraud.
What is the difference between Congress, BJP, BSP & JDU ?
These candidates are going to give democracy & development to Gujarat!