Tripura polls: 35 crorepati, 22 criminal candidates in fray
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS): 35 out of the total 297 candidates contesting the Tripura assembly polls are crorepati.
Among the candidates, Jishnu Devvarma, BJP candidate from Charilam constituency emerged as the richest candidate in the poll bound state with assets of over Rs 11 crore.
Total value of Jishnu’s movable assets is Rs 71,38,073 and of immovable assets is Rs 10,36,00,000.
Apart from Jishnu Devvarma, 34 other crorepati candidates are in fray in Tripura assembly poll, which is scheduled to be held on February 18.
Among the crorepati candidates, 18 candidates from BJP, 9 from INC, 4 out of 57 candidates from CPI (M), 2 from INPT, 1 each from IPFT and AITC have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore.
On the other hand, 22 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Out of these, 17 candidates have been accused of serious criminal charges.
Among the 17, 9 candidates are from BJP , 3 from Congress, 2 IPFT, 1 from Trinamool Congress and 1 independent candidate.
Martujuddin Choudhury, an Independent candidate contesting from Bagbassa constituency, is accused of serious criminal charges related to murder.
Among the candidates who accused of grave charges include BJP vice president Subal Bhowmik, senior leaders Ratan Lal Nath and Sudip Roy Barman, IPFT leaders Dhirendra Debbarma, Dhananjoy Tripura and senior Congress leader Gopal Chandra Roy.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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