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Election results: How 2017’s MLAs compare with the 2012 batch

Still male. Wealthier. More educated. Fewer criminal cases against them. That's the average profile of MLAs elected after election results on Saturday

Congress candidate from Amritsar East assembly constituency Navjot Singh Sidhu with his wife after he defeated BJP’s Rajesh Huny in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: PTIPremium
Congress candidate from Amritsar East assembly constituency Navjot Singh Sidhu with his wife after he defeated BJP’s Rajesh Huny in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: PTI

A data story that uses ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) data to profile the 2017 member of legislative assembly (MLA) in the five states that went to polls versus the 2012 MLA on four counts: gender, wealth, education and criminal cases.

MLAs: 2017 versus 2012

Still male. Wealthier. More educated. Fewer criminal cases against them. That’s the average profile of MLAs in the five assemblies elected on Saturday, as compared to their peer set from 2012.

Data source: myneta.info

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Published: 12 Mar 2017, 09:12 PM IST
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