84 MLAs face cases, 7 have assets over Rs 100 cr in Telangana
New Indian ExpressHYDERABAD: As many as 84 of the 119 MLAs elected recently face 572 criminal cases, according to an analysis done by the Forum for Good Governance. Of the 119 MLAs, seven have assets worth above Rs 100 crore, 57 own assets worth between Rs 10 crore and Rs 100 crore, and the worth of assets of 55 MLAs is below Rs 10 crore. Gaddam richest MLA Chennur MLA Gaddam Vivekanand is the richest MLA with assets worth over Rs 606 crore, followed by Palair MLA Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy with Rs 461.05 crore and Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy with Rs 458.39 crore. With assets worth just Rs 28 lakh, Congress MLA Balu Naik Nenavath is the “poorest” legislator.On the educational qualification front, 46 are undergraduates, 42 graduates, 27 postgraduates while four are PhD holders.