Compared to 2004, the number of MPs with criminal records has gone up. There were 128 MPs with criminal cases in the 2004 Lok Sabha-55 had serious criminal records. There is an increase of about 17.2 per cent of MPs with criminal records and 30.9 per cent increase in the number of MPs with serious criminal records.

The maximum criminal charges are against Congress MP Vithalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya from Gujarat. He has a total of 16 cases, out of which five are of a serious nature.

The maximum number of serious Indian Penal Code charges are against Jagdish Sharma of JD(U) from Jahanabad, Bihar, NEW said in its analysis.

The BJP had 42 MPs with criminal cases pending, 17 faced serious criminal cases. The Congress closely follows with 41 MPs having criminal cases; 12 facing serious charges. The Samajwadi Party has eight MPs with criminal cases, seven facing serious charges.

Amongst the States, the U.P. has the maximum MPs with criminal cases--31, out of which 22 have serious charges against them.

Maharashtra comes next with 23 MPs having criminal cases, out of which nine face serious ones, followed by Bihar (17), Andhra Pradesh (11) and Gujarat (11).