There are about 244 crorepatis out of 1,961 candidates contesting the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, with the ruling Trinamool Congress leading the list at 114, a survey said.
"Out of 1,961 candidates contesting in this year's elections, 244 candidates are crorepatis," an analysis conducted by the West Bengal Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.
BJP is second on the list with 46 crorepati candidates, while Congress (31), Independent (19), CPI(M) (13), BSP (4), RSP and AIFB share two each and 11 other political outfits, including RJD, have one crorepati candidates each, the survey said.
Among the 1,961 candidates, 81 out of the 245 sitting MLAs are re-contesting in this year's elections and are crorepatis, it stated.
"The growth is about 112%. In 2011, the average assets of those 245 MLAs were Rs 60.11 lakh, while it rose to Rs 1.27 crore in 2016," the analysis said.
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244 crorepatis in WB polls
By IndianMandarins - 2016-05-04 09:15:15
There are about 244 crorepatis out of 1,961 candidates contesting the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, with the ruling Trinamool Congress leading the list at 114, a survey said.
"Out of 1,961 candidates contesting in this year's elections, 244 candidates are crorepatis," an analysis conducted by the West Bengal Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.
BJP is second on the list with 46 crorepati candidates, while Congress (31), Independent (19), CPI(M) (13), BSP (4), RSP and AIFB share two each and 11 other political outfits, including RJD, have one crorepati candidates each, the survey said.
Among the 1,961 candidates, 81 out of the 245 sitting MLAs are re-contesting in this year's elections and are crorepatis, it stated.
"The growth is about 112%. In 2011, the average assets of those 245 MLAs were Rs 60.11 lakh, while it rose to Rs 1.27 crore in 2016," the analysis said.
