83% LS MPs are ‘Crorepatis’, 33% Have Criminal Cases: Report

ADR, an NGO working in electoral reforms compiled the report after analysing self-sworn affidavits of the 521 MPs.

At least 83 percent of 521 sitting MPs are 'crorepatis' and 33 percent of them have criminal cases against them, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The ADR, an NGO working in electoral reforms, has compiled the report after analysing self-sworn affidavits of the 521 MPs out of 543 members elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2014 elections.

"Out of the 521 Sitting MPs analysed, 430 (83 pc) are crorepatis. While 227 of them are from BJP, 37 are from Congress, 29 from AIADMK, among others," the report said.

The average assets per sitting MP for Lok Sabha 2014 elections are Rs 14.72 crore.

While 32 sitting MPs have declared more than Rs 50 crore worth of assets, only two sitting MPs have declared assets less than worth Rs 5 lakh.