Lok Sabha elections: 311 crorepatis, 189 candidates with criminal cases in the sixth phase

Polling for the sixth and penultimate phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be held on Sunday. In this phase, 979 candidates are contesting for the 59 seats Lok Sabha seats across six states and one Union Territory. Voting will take place in Bihar (8), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (8), Haryana (all 10) and Delhi (all 7).

Out of the 979 candidates, the number of rich candidates is being declared as 311, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).  It means 311 (32 percent) candidates have assets worth Rs 1 crore and more. ADR has analysed 967 of the total 979 candidates, who are contesting in this phase.

Among the major parties, 46 (85 percent) out of 54 candidates from BJP, 37 (80 percent) out of 46 candidates from Congress, 31 (63 percent) out of 49 candidates from BSP, 6 (50 percent) out of 12 candidates from AAP and 71 (23 percent) out of 307 independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.