There has been a drastic increase in the number of crorepati candidates since 2004
Whatever may have happened to your income, politicians have certainly
grown richer in the last 10 years; the number of crorepati candidates
jumped five fold. But not all of them win; in fact, only a fifth did
this time.
A security guard at a polling centre at Koliabar in Nagaon district of Assam. Photo: PTI
Whatever may have happened to your income, politicians have certainly grown richer in the last 10 years; the number of crorepati candidates jumped five fold. But not all of them win; in fact, only a fifth did this time.
Research: Niti Kiran and Jyotindra Dubey
Graphic: Ajay Thakuri
