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May 2012

35% MLAs ‘criminals’, 66% crorepatis — Criminalisation of politics

By Tarunkumar Singhal, Raman Jokhakar, Chartered Accountants
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More than one third of the politicians elected in the just-concluded assembly polls have criminal cases against them, with Uttar Pradesh MLAs topping the list.

About 35% or 252 of the 690 MLAs elected to the assemblies in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa have a criminal background, while 66% or 457 of the MLAs are ‘crorepatis’.

The analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch, based on the affidavits submitted to the Election Commission, also shows that compared to the 2007 assembly polls, there is an over-32% increase in the number of crorepati MLAs and about 8% rise in the number of legislators with a criminal past.

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