97% MLAs crorepatis in Karnataka's new Assembly, 55% have criminal records

In the recently elected Karnataka Assembly, 97 per cent of winning candidates are crorepatis, and their average declared assets are worth Rs 64.39 crore, an analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

The ADR report analyses the criminal history, financial status, education, gender, and other factors of the winners.

 

“Out of the 223 winning candidates analysed, 217 (97 per cent) are crorepatis. Out of the 221 MLAs analysed after the Karnataka Assembly elections in 2018, 215 (97 per cent) were crorepatis," the report said.

The average assets of the MLAs witnessed a rise of nearly Rs 30 crore from Rs 34.59 crore in 2018 to Rs 64.39 crore in 2013, the report said.

 

Political parties and their wealth

For the Congress, 132 of its 134 winners examined are crorepatis with an average declared wealth of Rs 67.13 crore.