- Average assets: The average asset per candidate contesting the Tripura Assembly elections this year is Rs 86.37 lakh. In the 2018 Tripura Assembly elections, the average asset per candidate for the 297 candidates was Rs 46.92 lakh.
- Party-wise average assets: Among major parties analysed by the election watchdog, the average asset per candidate for 55 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopefuls is Rs 1.86 crore, 13 Indian National Congress (INC) contenders Rs 2.2 crore, 43 Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), nominees Rs 53.94 lakh, and 42 Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or TIPRA Motha seekers Rs 78.57 lakh.
- Crorepati candidates: Of the 259 candidates, 45 (17 per cent) are crorepatis. In the 2018 Tripura Assembly elections, of the 297 candidates, 35 (12 per cent) were crorepatis.
- Party-wise crorepati candidates: The role of money power in India’s elections is evident from the fact that all major political parties give tickets to wealthy candidates. Among major parties perused, 17 (31 per cent) of the 55 candidates from BJP, six (46 per cent) of the 13 candidates from INC, and seven (16 per cent) of the 43 candidates from CPI(M) have declared assets valued at more than Rs 1 crore.
- Undeclared PAN: A total of 15 (6 per cent) candidates have not declared their PAN details.
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