{"id":100259,"date":"2026-04-01T04:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/assam-assembly-elections-re-contesting-mlas-get-80-richer-in-5-years-which-party-saw-the-biggest-jump-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:38:34","slug":"assam-assembly-elections-re-contesting-mlas-get-80-richer-in-5-years-which-party-saw-the-biggest-jump-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/04\/01\/assam-assembly-elections-re-contesting-mlas-get-80-richer-in-5-years-which-party-saw-the-biggest-jump-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam assembly elections: Re-contesting MLAs get 80% richer in 5 years; which party saw the biggest jump? | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix\">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-129941371,imgsize-938202,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Assam assembly elections: Re-contesting MLAs get 80% richer in 5 years; which party saw the biggest jump?\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: With the Assam Assembly elections here, the financial profiles of sitting legislators seeking re-election are under fresh scrutiny, with data showing a sharp rise in their declared wealth over the past five years.<!-- --> An analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) of 83 re-contesting MLAs from various parties and independents reveals a significant jump in average assets since the last election.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>In 2021, the average assets of these MLAs stood at Rs 4.17 crore. By 2026, this has increased to Rs 7.52 crore\u2014an average growth of Rs 3.34 crore per candidate. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Overall, this marks an 80% rise in assets among those returning to the electoral fray, highlighting a notable shift in their financial standing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL), with single re-contesting MLA, saw the sharpest rise with 222.8% average increase in assets. The party was a part of the ruling NDA, but has decided to go solo this time. The departure of UPPL is a setback in the Bodoland region, where it had secured seven seats in 2021 and played a crucial role in forming the government along with the AGP, as the BJP lacked a majority on its own.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Bodoland Peoples Front, with two re-contesting MLAs, and also a part of the ruling NDA, saw a 143.93% average rise in assets. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>BJP with highest re-contesting MLAs, 45, saw an average rise of 94.24% in assets while Congress with 14 sitting MLAs saw 57.32% increase in assets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"16\">\n<table class=\"redcator-table-advance\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Re-contesting MLA(s)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Average% increase in assets<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BJP<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>94.24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>INC<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>57.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asom Gana Parishad <\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>53.21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All India United Democratic Front<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>88.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IND<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>30.96% <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bodoland Peoples Front<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>143.93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raijor Dal<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>70.53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AITC<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>89.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Peoples Party Liberal<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>222.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CPI(M)<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>38.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grand total<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<td>80% <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/assam-assembly-elections-re-contesting-mlas-get-80-richer-in-5-years-which-party-saw-the-biggest-jump\/articleshow\/129940717.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: With the Assam Assembly elections here, the financial profiles of sitting legislators seeking re-election are under fresh scrutiny, with data showing a sharp rise in their declared wealth&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775018315_unnamed-file.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}