Pakyong, April 16 -- In the Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections, most of the candidates standing are millionaires.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Sikkim Election Watch have analyzed the election affidavits of all 146 candidates contesting the Sikkim 2024 Legislative Assembly elections.

Among the analyzed 146 candidates, 43 are from national parties, 64 from regional parties, 31 from registered unrecognized parties, and eight are independent candidates. Out of these 146 candidates, 102 (70 percent) are millionaires. In the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections, out of 150 candidates, 64 (43 percent) were millionaires. It is evident that wealth plays a significant role in elections, and all major political parties...