Poorest MLAs in India: The study based on around 4,092 affidavits submitted before elections analysed MLAs across 28 State Assemblies and three Union Territories that revealed a striking wealth disparity among India’s MLAs. A recent report by The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Nirmal Kumar Dhara from West Bengal tops the list of poorest MLAs with assets worth just Rs 1,700.
