Chief Minister Manik Saha is the second richest candidate with ₹13.90 crore belongings
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Of the whole 259 candidates contesting the February 16 Tripura Assembly election, 45 are crorepatis, in line with a report.
The ruling BJP has 17 crorepati candidates adopted by Tipra Motha with 9 and CPI(M) seven, the report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a civil society organisation, mentioned.
The Congress has six crorepati candidates, Trinamool Congress 4 and two Independent candidates are additionally crorepati, it mentioned.
Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma of the BJP who’s contesting from the Charilam constituency is the wealthiest candidate with ₹15.58 crore of movable and immovable belongings, the report mentioned.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, a health care provider, is the second richest candidate with ₹13.90 crore belongings, ADR’s state coordinator Biswendu Bhattacharjee advised PTI on Wednesday. Saha is contesting from Town Bardowali constituency.
The third richest candidate is Abhijit Sarkar of the Tipra Motha with ₹12.57 crore, Bhattacharjee mentioned.
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The BJP which has fielded 55 candidates has additionally the best common belongings with ₹1.86 crore, he mentioned.
Congress candidate from the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency, Chayan Bhattacharya has the best liabilities at ₹3.07 crore, he mentioned.
“Out of the total aspirants of the ensuing elections, 41 (16%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. In the 2018 elections, out of 297 candidates, 22 (7%) nominees had declared criminal cases”, he mentioned.
Bhattacharjee mentioned seven out of 13 Congress candidates (54%) have legal circumstances whereas 9 out of 55 BJP candidates have legal circumstances.
“Of the 43 Left Front candidates, nine (16%) have criminal cases. Eight candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder”, he mentioned.
Of the whole 259 candidates, 65 are graduates, 55 are class 12 move and 39 are matriculates. Thirty-six candidates are class 8 move out and 9 are class 5 move out, the ADR report added.
Source: www.thehindu.com
