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May 05, 2021 17:06 IST
The number of millionaire MLAs and those with criminal cases in 2016 was 72 and 14, respectively
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People standing in long queues since early morning to cast their votes for the third and last phase of Assam Assembly election in Guwahati on March 06, 2021.
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RITU RAJ KONWAR
The number of millionaire MLAs and those with criminal cases in 2016 was 72 and 14, respectively Assam elected more moneyed candidates and those with criminal cases in the recently concluded Assembly elections than in 2016.
Data analysed by Assam Election Watch (AEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms revealed 34 of the 126 candidates who won had declared criminal cases against them compared with 14 five years ago.