Goa Assembly elections | More than 60% candidates are crorepatis, says ADR report
The Hindu
26% of 301 candidates have criminal cases against them, 8% booked for serious crimes
More than 60% of the 301 candidates contesting the upcoming Goa Assembly election are “crorepatis” on the basis of their filed income tax returns while 26% have criminal cases against them, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) — an NGO working on electoral and political reforms.
According to the analysis by the Goa Election Watch and the ADR, the average asset value of the 187 mega-rich candidates is ₹6.48 crore.
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