New Delhi, Nov 25 : Out of the 2,290 candidates analysed, who are in the election fray in Telangana this year, 521 candidates have criminal cases registered against them with a maximum of 85 candidates of the Congress facing the cases, a report revealed on Saturday.

The report has been released by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Telangana Election Watch, which analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 2,290 candidates, who are contesting in the Telangana 2023 Assembly Elections.

The report said, “Out of 2,290 candidates analysed, 355 are from national parties, 175 are from state parties, 771 are from registered unrecognised parties and 989 candidates are contesting independently.”