Lok Sabha candidates booked for criminal cases also won the elections

New Delhi: Lok Sabha candidates who were book for crime and have pending cases against them have also won the election.

Here is the list:

Rape cases registered: Rape cases registered BJP candidates Saumitra Khan from West Bengal and Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao from Telangana have cases registered against them under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code.

Khan won from West Bengal's Bishnupur constituency by 5,567 votes and Rao from Telangana's Medak by 39,139 votes.

Attempt to murder, hate speech

BJP's Shantanu Thakur, who won from West Bengal's Bangaon, has charges related to attempt to murder, statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between communities, among others, registered against him.

Dulu Mahato, who won on a BJP ticket from Jharkhand's Dhanbad, has 22 serious cases, including related to criminal intimidation and attempt to murder, registered against him.

The BJP's West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar, who retained his Balurghat seat, has 30 serious cases against him.

According to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 1,643 candidates have criminal cases registered against them.

Kamlesh Paswan, who won from Uttar Pradesh's Bansgaon constituency on a BJP ticket, has 16 serious cases, including attempt to murder, registered against him.

The Samajwadi Party's Rambhual Nishad, who defeated the BJP's Maneka Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur seat, has 12 serious cases against him.