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the country with assets worth Rs 1,413 crore, according to a report from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election
Karnataka MLAs dominate the list of richest MLAs in the country with 12 in the top 20
ADR report says that 14 % of the Karnataka MLAs are billionaires (worth Rs 100 crore), the highest in the country, and the average assets of
3 crore.In the list, the top three slots are taken by Karnataka MLAs
Gowda is valued at Rs 1,267 crore and has liabilities of a mere Rs 5 crore.The third richest is the youngest Congress MLA in the Karnataka
The 39-year-old has declared assets of Rs 1,156 crore
The advocacy group has analysed 4,001 sitting MLAs from 28 assemblies and two UTs
Overall, the poorest MLA in India is Nirmal Kumar Dhara from Indus constituency in West Bengal with an asset of Rs 1,700 and no
28 lakh and Rs 2 lakh of liabilities.In his 2023 affidavit, filed before the Election Commission, Shivakumar had disclosed that he has a
990 crore in immovable assets and Rs 276 crore in movable assets.Interestingly, Priyakrishna also holds the record in the list of
legislators from across the country for having the highest liabilities with Rs 881 crore
His father, M Krishnappa, featured on the list of top billionaires in Karnataka at number 18.The other MLA from Karnataka who is on the list
is mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy at number 23
Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP).Most billionaires electedKarnataka, in the recent assembly polls, elected the highest number of
billionaires in the country, with 32 of them having assets over Rs 100 crore
Barring the 19 from Congress, the other billionaires include nine from the BJP, two from JD(S), one from KRPP, and one independent.At the
legislators in the state being either graduates (50%) or postgraduates (12%).
