There has been a drastic increase in the number of crorepati candidates since 2004

Whatever may have happened to your income, politicians have certainly grown richer in the last 10 years; the number of crorepati candidates jumped five fold. But not all of them win; in fact, only a fifth did this time.

Print Edition: 08 Jun, 2014

A security guard at a polling centre at Koliabar in Nagaon district of Assam. Photo: PTI

Whatever may have happened to your income, politicians have certainly grown richer in the last 10 years; the number of crorepati candidates jumped five fold. But not all of them win; in fact, only a fifth did this time.

Research: Niti Kiran and Jyotindra Dubey

Graphic: Ajay Thakuri