New Delhi, March 29 -- At least 83 per cent of 521 sitting MPs are "crorepatis" and 33 per cent of them have criminal cases against them. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 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 '14.72 crore.
While 32 sitting MPs have declared more than '50 crore worth of assets, only two sitting MPs have declared assets less than worth '5 lakh. At least 33 per cent sitting MPs ...