Bihar’s newly elected MLAs show a striking contrast between educational qualifications and criminal records. Analysis of the newly elected legislators reveals that 40 per cent of them do not hold a college degree.

In other words, four out of every ten MLAs have not graduated but have still secured seats in the assembly. In today's DNA episode, Rahul Sinha, Managing Editor of Zee News, analysed the educational and criminal backgrounds of the newly elected MLAs of Bihar:

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According to PRS Legislative Research, while 40 per cent of the MLAs are non-graduates, about 32 per cent are graduates. In the previous assembly, this figure was slightly higher, with 40% of legislators holding a graduate degree in 2020. Meanwhile, the proportion of MLAs with postgraduate degrees

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