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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

2015 Bihar Assembly Election Results - Over 50% of new Bihar MLAs faces criminal charges

The incoming Bihar Assembly will have more MLAs charged with criminal cases than its predecessor, will be substantially richer and will have fewer women, an analysis of election affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms shows.

In the 243-member House, 142 MLAs have been charged with criminal cases, 98 of them with serious cases including murder, rape and communal disharmony. 

There is little to choose between parties, with over half the MLAs of all leading parties charged with criminal cases and over a third charged with serious cases. JD(U) MLA Dadan Yadav leads the pack with 28 cases against him. 

Among MLAs charged with crimes, 70 have already had charged framed by courts against them.

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