More than 40 per cent of the 157 candidates for next week's Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh are millionaires, with the richest being a debutant school dropout worth more than Rs 2 billion (Rs 200 crore).

According to figures compiled by the National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) from affidavits filed by the contesting candidates, 63 candidates are millionaires.