Newly elected Karnataka MLAs: 97 percent crorepatis, half have declared criminal record
Published On: May 16, 2023
More than half of Karnataka’s newly elected legislators have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to non-profits Karnataka Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). In an earlier report, the organisations had found that 581 contesting candidates had criminal backgrounds, out of which, 122 - 55% of the the 223 analysed - have now been elected.
