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Story in Numbers: 70+ for MLAs - Tamil Nadu, Kerala elect older leaders

West Bengal, on the other hand, has elected fewer above 70 and a larger number in the age group 25-40

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Aditi PhadnisPRS New Delhi
In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the new legislative Assemblies have a larger number of MLAs who are above 70 than before. West Bengal, on the other hand, has elected fewer above 70 and a larger number in the age group 25-40, the election data shows.
 
In Kerala, the number of MLAs in the 25-40 age group has come down from 11 to 9. This is a state which reveres age: Former chief minister V S Achuthanandan was chief minister until his late eighties.
 
In comparison, Barack Obama was 47 when he became US president. His French counterpart François

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