1,600 candidates with criminal background in 2022 Assembly Elections: CEC

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With an aim of letting voters know about the background of people they may elect, 'Know your candidate' App was a successful initiative by Election Commission.

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra informed that after that creation of the app, out of 6,900 candidates, more than 1,600 were revealed to be with a criminal background.

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