India, Jan. 14 -- Around 18% of candidates contesting the elections to the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) have a criminal record. That's 81 of the 452 candidates contesting the 96 seats in the corporation.

Among political parties, the BJP holds the record - 46 of the party's 86 candidates in the fray have cases registered against them. They are followed by 12 of the 81 candidates fielded by the Shiv Sena; 7 from the Shiv Sena (UBT); 5 from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (NMS); 4 Congress candidates; 4 from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP); and 3 from the NCP (SP).

According to information in affidavits published on the MBMC's website, the types of cases pending against these candidates range from rape to attempt to murd...