Among the 70 newly-elected MLAs of Delhi, 37 have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to Association for Democratic Report (ADR).
According to an analysis of the declarations made by the MLAs themselves, 43 of the lawmakers face criminal cases.
Thirty-seven have declared serious charges including – rape, attempt to murder, and crimes against women.
Of these 37, thirteen have declared cases related to crime against women, including one with charges related to rape.
In the previous Assembly, 24 MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
The report revealed that 45 AAP MLAs and seven BJP MLAs have declared assets worth more than â¹1 crore each.
The average assets per MLA for 62 AAP legislators is â¹14.96 crores and eight BJP MLAs have average assets worth â¹9.10 crores.
AAP’s Dhaampal Lakra, who won from Mundka, has assets worth â¹292 crores and is the wealthiest lawmaker in the new Assembly.
The second in the queue is Pramila Tokas (AAP) from RK Puram who declared assets worth â¹80 crores followed by Raaj Kumar (AAP) from Patel Nagar with assets worth â¹78 crores. Rakhi Birla (AAP) who has won from Mangolpuri has declared the least amount of asset worth â¹76,000.
The average assets per MLA in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 is â¹14.29 crores up from â¹6.29 crores in 2015, the ADR report added.
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