WB Assembly Election: Phase VI Will Vote 15 Crorepatis and 33 with Criminal Cases

A recent report published on Thursday against the candidates of the sixth phase of the Assembly Election, said that as many as 15 candidates are crorepatis and 33 have criminal cases against them.

The report, published by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), said: “Out of the 169 candidates analyzed, 15 are crorepatis. The average of assets per candidate contesting in phase six of the West Bengal assembly elections is Rs 57.24 lakh.”

The ADR report also put forward a breakup of the contesting political parties and the number of crorepatis in it. “Eight out of 24 are fielded by Trinamool Congress (TMC), one out of 25 candidates are from BJP, one out of four candidates are from Congress, one out of four candidates backed by AIFB, one out of eight of CPIM and two out of 24 independent candidates have declared their assets worth  more than a crore,” the report released.

Also, six candidates from BJP hold a criminal case against them, nine candidates from AITC, three from CPIM, two of AIFB, one candidate from the INC and two independent candidates have recorded criminal cases against them. These candidates have furnished affidavits supporting their record.

Sources said that the ADR report have also disclosed the educational qualification of the total candidates showing 71 have education qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 58 have declared having a qualification of graduate or post-graduate professional.