According to Bihar Election Watch (BEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysis based on the MLAs' affidavits submitted with their nomination papers, fact file of the new Bihar Assembly :-
Criminal Records -
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Number of MLAs facing criminal charges - 142 (58%)
Already been charge sheeted - 70(49%)
Serious criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, creating communal disharmony, kidnapping and crime against women pending against them - 98 (40%)
Party Wise - Having Crime Record/Number elected
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RJD - 46/80
JD(U) - 37/71
BJP - 34/53
Cong - 16/27
CPI(ML) - 3/3
LJP- 2/2
RLSP -1/2
Educational Qualifications of the Elected Representatives-
5th - 12th pass - 93 (38%)
Simple Literate - 9
Illiterate - 1
Financial Credentials -
Poonam Devi Yadav,from Khagaria, JD(U) - Rs 41 cr
Ajeet Sharma, from Bhagalpur, Congress - Rs 40 cr and
Anant Kumar Singh, Independent from Mokama - Rs 28 cr
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Shyam Bahadur Singh of JD(U) from Barharia in Siwan - Rs 14 lakh
Satyadeo Ram of CPI(ML) from Darauli in Siwan - Rs 11 lakh
Achmit Rishideo of JD(U) from Raniganj in Araria - Rs 9 lakh.
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Madhepura MP and Janadhikar Party (JAP) chief Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav later tendered an apology for making "undignified" claims of leaving politics in case the two sons of RJD President Lalu Prasad won the Bihar Assembly elections. His party contested 101 seats, and could not win a single seat.
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