In Madhya Pradesh, 81% Of MLAs Are Crorepatis, Most From BJP: Report
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The report by the Association for Democratic Reforms also revealed that the 230 sitting MLAs in Madhya Pradesh own average assets worth Rs 10.76 crore.
In Madhya Pradesh, where the per capita income of a common man is Rs 1,40,583 or roughly Rs 1,000 per month, as many as 186 (81%) of the current MLAs are crorepatis, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report released on Thursday. The report also revealed that the 230 sitting MLAs owned average assets worth Rs 10.76 crore, which was 105% more than the Rs 5.24 crore figure of each MLA elected in the 2013 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and 647% more than the Rs 1.44 crore average wealth status of the 230 total MLAs elected in 2008.
As per the report, 107 (83%) of the 129 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs were crorepatis, while 76 (78%) out of the 97 Congress legislators were millionaires. Three out of four independent MLAs are also crorepati.
The number of crorepati MLAs elected in the Madhya Pradesh 2008 polls was just 84, which grew by 92% to 161 crorepati MLAs elected in the 2013 elections. The same number of crorepati MLAs elected in 2018 polls increased by 15.5% to 186 MLAs.
