80% of the new MLAs in Uttar Pradesh are crorepatis 
Out of the 403 candidates elected to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, 322 MLAs, or nearly 80%, have declared assets valued more than ₹1 crore, according to a Delhi-based think-tank. The average of assets per winning candidate is ₹5.92 crore. The number of MLAs with criminal cases has come down from 189 in 2012 to 143 in 2017.