158 out of 199 newly elected MLAs in Rajasthan are crorepatis: ADR report
A total of 82 out of 99 MLAs from the Congress, 58 of 73 MLAs from the BJP, 11 of 13 Independent MLAs and five of six BSP MLAs have declared their assets worth over Rs 1 crore, as per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.
By Press Trust of India | Jaipur
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2018 06:47 PM IST
Out of the 199 newly elected MLAs for the 15th Rajasthan Assembly, 158 are crorepatis compared to 145 in the 2013 assembly elections, says a report.
A total of 82 out of 99 MLAs from the Congress, 58 of 73 MLAs from the BJP, 11 of 13 Independent MLAs and five of six BSP MLAs have declared their assets worth over Rs 1 crore, as per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.
Among the richest MLAs who have declared their total assets in I-T returns are Congress leaders Parasram Mordia (Rs 172 crore) and Udai Lal Anjana (Rs 107 crore), and Ramkesh Meena (Rs 39 crore), an Independent.
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The candidates elected having fewer assets include youngest MLA Rajkumar Roat, Mukesh Kumar Bhakar and Ramniwas Gawriya.
As per the report, 59 MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 129 MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. There are seven MLAs who have declared themselves to be just literate.
Out of 199 MLAs, 23 are women as against 28 in the 2013 state polls.
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By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur, Alwar
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2019 01:58 PM IST
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By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON DEC 20, 2018 11:17 AM IST
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By Jaykishan Sharma | Hindustan Times, Jaipur, Jaipur
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By Press Trust of India | Jaipur
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2018 08:28 AM IST
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By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2018 09:19 PM IST
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By Press Trust of India | Jaipur
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2018 07:00 PM IST
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By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur, Jaipur
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2018 02:19 PM IST
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By P Srinivasan | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2018 02:38 PM IST
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