Punjab polls: Here're average assets of candidates, elected MLAs since 2004

Interestingly, the average assets of male and female candidates and elected representatives vary widely

Punjab Assembly elections are due on February 14 and parties are feverishly finalising the candidates to be fielded. Who are these individuals, what kind of socio-economic background do they come from, and how much are they worth?

Democracy watchdog ADR analysed the average assets of candidates (and elected representative) from Punjab, both in Parliament and the Legislative Assembly. Among the national parties, since 2004, the average assets of 406 candidates of the Indian National Congress (INC), or Congress, are Rs 10.86 crore, while 83 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates have declared average assets of Rs 17.82 crore. Among the regional