This statistic shows the share of candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, based on the value of their private wealth. As seen in the graph, 14 percent of the candidates had declared assets worth 50 million Indian rupees or more. About 33 percent of the candidates had declared assets less than one million rupees.
Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth
(in million Indian rupees)
The 2019 Indian general election was held in seven phases from 11 April, 2019 to 19 May 2019, to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha (House of People). The data here represents details for phase one of the elections which were held on April 11 and will cover 20 states in the country.
One Indian rupee is equal to 0.013 euros and 0.015 U.S. dollars (as of April 2019).
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ADR. (April 5, 2019). Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth (in million Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/
ADR. "Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth (in million Indian rupees)." Chart. April 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/
ADR. (2019). Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth (in million Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/
ADR. "Share of Candidates Contesting in Lok Sabha Elections in India in 2019, by Value of Private Wealth (in Million Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/
ADR, Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth (in million Indian rupees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in India in 2019, by value of private wealth (in million Indian rupees) [Graph], ADR, April 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993885/share-of-candidates-contesting-in-lok-sabha-india-by-wealth/
