Anant Singh and Kumar Pranay
Credit: PTI Photo, Election Commission of India
New Delhi: Around 100 of the 243 newly-elected MLAs in Bihar have serious criminal cases while 218 are crorepatis, an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
Of the 243, the number of re-elected MLAs is 111 while women account for 29.
The ADR analysis showed 102 MLAs have serious criminal cases against them, with six facing murder charges, 19 attempt to murder cases and nine crime against women cases.
BJP has the highest number of MLAs with serious criminal cases at 43 followed by JD(U) with 23.
Among the crorepatis, JD(U) tops the list with 78 while BJP was a close second at 77. The total assets of MLAs Rs 2,192.93 crore.
MLAs: 243
Analysed: 243
Women: 29 (In 2020: 26)
MLAs and Criminal Cases
MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 102 (In 2020: 123)
- with Murder cases: 6
- with Attempt to Murder cases: 19
- with Crime Against Women cases: 9
BJP: 43
JD(U): 23
RJD: 14
LJP (RV): 10
AIMIM: 4
Congress: 3
RLM, CPI(ML)L, CPI(M), IIP, BSP: 1 each
Money Power and MLAs
Crorepatis: 218 (In 2020: 194)
JD(U): 78
BJP: 77
RJD: 24
LJP(RV): 16
Congress: 6
AIMIM: 5
HAMS(S), RLML: 4 each
CPI(M), IIP, BSP, CPI(ML)(L): 1 each
TOTAL Assets of newly-elected 243 MLAs: Rs 2,192.93 crore
Avg Assets: Rs 9.02 crore (In 2020: Rs 4.32 crore)
Re-Elected MLAs: 111
Avg Assets in 2020: Rs 4.88 crore
Avg Assets in 2025: Rs 7.46 crore
Growth in average assets: Rs 2.58 crore or by 53 per cent
Richest MLA: Kumar Pranay (BJP), Munger Rs- 170.81 crore
Poorest MLA: Murari Paswan (BJP), Pirpainti- Rs 6.53 lakh
Education
84: Between Class 5 and 12
147:Graduate and above
5: Diploma
7: Just literate
Age
38: Between 25 and 40 years
143: Between 41 and 60 years
62: 61 to 80 years
Source for all of the above details is Association for Democratic Reforms.