National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 63 out 64 candidates contesting for Rajya Sabha Elections to be held on 23rd March, 2018 for 58 seats in 16 states. One candidate namely Dhiraj Kumar Sahu (INC) contesting from Jharkhand has not been analysed as his affidavit was badly scanned.
Summary and Highlights
Criminal Background
- Candidates with Criminal Cases: 16 (25%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
- Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 8(13%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves such as kidnapping, attempt to murder, robbery etc.
Figure: Party Wise Candidates with Declared Criminal Cases
Financial Background
- Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 63 candidates analysed, 55 (87%) are crorepatis.
- Party wise Crorepati Candidates: Among the major parties 26(90%) out of 29 candidates from BJP, 10(91%) out of 11 candidates from INC, 3 (75%) out of 4 candidates from AITC, 3(100%) candidates from TRS, 2(100%) out of 2 candidates from JD(U) and 1 (100%) from SP have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
- Average Assets: The average assets of 63 candidates analysed is Rs 122.13 crores.
Figure: Party Wise Crorepati Candidates
- Top 5 Candidates with High Assets: The candidate with the highest declared total assets is Mahendra Prasad contesting from Bihar with assets worth Rs.4078.40 crores. The details of assets of top 5 candidates are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
State |
Party |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
BIHAR |
JD(U) |
40,43,48,19,318 |
34,92,41,000 |
40,78,40,60,318 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
SP |
5,38,83,66,566 |
4,62,80,25,000 |
10,01,63,91,566 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
KARNATAKA |
JD(S) |
96,91,37,053 |
6,69,91,78,931 |
7,66,83,15,984 |
Y |
|
|
4 |
WEST BENGAL |
INC |
5,65,33,99,794 |
84,47,00,100 |
6,49,80,99,894 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
TDP |
40,09,37,213 |
2,18,11,00,386 |
2,58,20,37,599 |
Y |
Table: Top 5 Candidates with high Assets
Top 5 Candidates with Low Assets: The candidate with the lowest declared total assets is Achyutananda Samananta contesting from Orissa with assets worth Rs.4.96 lakhs. The details of assets of top 5 candidates with low assets are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
ORISSA |
BJD |
4,12,374 |
83,714 |
4,96,088 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
JHARKHAND |
BJP |
18,69,000 |
0 |
18,69,000 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
MAHARASHTRA |
BJP |
7,71,646 |
20,00,000 |
27,71,646 |
Y |
|
|
4 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
INC |
24,57,000 |
10,00,000 |
34,57,000 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
BJP |
9,83,708 |
25,70,000 |
35,53,708 |
Y |
Table: Top 5 Candidates with low Assets
- Top 5 Candidates with declared liabilities: A total of 41(65%) candidates have declared liabilities out of which the candidate with the highest liabilities is Jaya Amitabh Bachchan contesting from Uttar Pradesh with Rs. 105.64 crores of liabilities. The details of top 5 candidates with highest liabilities are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
State |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
Disputed liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
SP |
10,01,63,91,566 |
1,05,64,84,796 |
0 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
WEST BENGAL |
INC |
6,49,80,99,894 |
# 98,16,98,967 |
13,45,280 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
KARNATAKA |
JD(S) |
7,66,83,15,984 |
# 97,93,51,441 |
4,71,53,005 |
Y |
|
|
4 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
2,30,26,50,883 |
96,84,84,206 |
0 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
TDP |
2,58,20,37,599 |
39,24,57,789 |
0 |
Y |
Table: Top 5 Candidates with declared liabilities
#Disputed Liabilites
- Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 13 candidates have declared total annual income of more than Rs 1 crore. The details of top 5 candidates are as given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
Party |
State |
Total Asset (Rs) |
Self-Source of Income |
Spouse's Source of Income |
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by candidate |
Total income shown by candidate in ITR (Self+Spouse+ Dependent) (Rs) |
Self-income shown by candidate in ITR (Rs) |
|
1 |
JD(U) |
BIHAR |
40,78,40,60,318 4078 Crore+ |
Parliament Salary, Consultancy Fee, Dividend, Rent, Bank Interest, Agricultural Income |
Rent, Dividend Bank Interest |
2016-2017 |
3,06,14,00,000 306 Crore+ |
3,03,50,00,000 303 Crore+ |
|
|
2 |
INC |
WEST BENGAL |
6,49,80,99,894 649 Crore+ |
Professional Fees, Returns of Investment, MP Salary & Rental income |
Returns of Investment, Rent from Property, royalty & Performance fees |
2016-2017 |
1,31,56,86,280 131 Crore+ |
1,30,96,95,330 130 Crore+ |
|
|
3 |
SP |
UTTAR PRADESH |
10,01,63,91,566 1001 Crore+ |
Acting |
Acting |
2016-2017 |
78,76,67,570 78 Crore+ |
13,02,810 13 Lacs+ |
|
|
4 |
BJP |
KARNATAKA |
64,60,35,965 64 Crore+ |
Income From Salary, Income From House Property, Income From Business & Income From Other Sources |
Income From Business or Profession, Income From Salary, Income From Other Sources |
2016-2017 |
28,22,40,360 28 Crore+ |
28,00,96,150 28 Crore+ |
|
|
5 |
JD(S) |
KARNATAKA |
7,66,83,15,984 766 Crore+ |
Business |
Business |
2016-2017 |
10,78,99,481 10 Crore+ |
10,19,40,417 10 Crore+ |
Table: Top 5 Candidates with high income
*Some Candidates may be exempted from filing Income tax returns
Other Background Details
- Education details of candidates: 7 (11%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 10th and 12th, while 55 (87%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
- Age details of candidates: None of the candidates have declared their age below 42 years. 38 (60%) candidates have declared their age to be between 42 to 60 years while 25(40%) candidates who have declared their age to be between 61 to 80 years.
- Gender details of candidates: Among the 63 contesting candidates analysed, 5 (8%) are women.
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