60% of sitting MLAs in Tamil Nadu have declared criminal cases against themselves, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) revealed.
Out of 218 analysed MLAs, 131 have declared criminal cases, with 55 having serious charges, including murder and crimes against women.
Party-wise analysis shows that 96 out of 126 DMK MLAs, 13 out of 60 AIADMK MLAs, and 11 out of 15 Congress MLAs have declared criminal cases.
The financial analysis revealed that the total assets declared by all MLAs amount to ₹2,729.87 crore, with the average assets being ₹12.52 crore.
Sitting MLAs with the highest declared assets are E Subaya from AIADMK, M.K. Mohan from DMK, and S. Kathiravan from DMK.
The report also shows that 178 sitting MLAs have declared liabilities, with Congress MLA A.M. Munirathinam reporting the highest figure of liabilities over ₹50 crores.
The educational qualifications of the 218 sitting MLAs reveal that 75 (34%) MLAs declared their educational qualification to be between 5th and 12th standard, while 138 (63%) MLAs declared being a graduate or above.
The gender demographics reveal that only 12 (6%) of all MLAs in the Tamil Nadu assembly are women.
