India, Feb. 10 -- The average legislator in the Capital has grown richer, an analysis of the assets declared by the MLAs elected to the eighth Delhi legislative assembly has revealed.

A report by non-profit organisation Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Delhi Election Watch has revealed that the newly elected MLAs have average assets of Rs.22.04 crore per candidate. This marks a significant rise from the 2020 assembly, where the average assets per MLA were Rs.14.29 crore.

31 of the winning candidates - 44% - have assets exceeding Rs.10 crore, while nine MLAs (13%) have assets of Rs.5-10 crore. Only two candidates declared assets below Rs.20 lakh.

The average assets of the 22 MLAs who have been re-elected has increased from R...