The average asset of per sitting MLA in State Assemblies and Union Territories of India is Rs 13.63 crores, revealed a recent analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) & National Election Watch (NEW).

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) & National Election Watch (NEW) have analyzed the self-sworn affidavits of sitting MLAs in State Assemblies and Union Territories across the nation.

This data has been extracted from affidavits filed by the MLAs before contesting their last elections. A total of 4001 MLAs out of 4033 have been analyzed across 28 State Assemblies and 2 Union Territories. 

This report covers 4001 sitting MLAs belonging to 84 political parties and Independent MLAs.

This report is in continuation of the report on “Analysis of Sitting MLAs from 28 State Assemblies and 2 Union Territories of India 2023", released on 15 July 2023. 

Average assets of MLAs: Party-wise analysis

• Average assets: The average of assets per sitting MLA in State Assemblies and Union Territories is Rs 13.63 crores.
• Party-wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per MLA for 1356 BJP MLAs analysed is Rs. 11.97 crores, for 719 INC MLAs analysed is Rs 21.97 crores, for 227 AITC MLAs analysed is Rs 3.51 crores, for 161 AAP MLAs analysed is Rs 10.20 crores and 146 YSRCP MLAs have average assets worth Rs.23.14 crores.

Analysis based on Party-Wise Total Assets of Sitting MLAs

• Total assets of sitting MLAs: The total assets of 4001 sitting MLAs are Rs. 54,545 crores. This amount is more than the combined annual budget for 2023-24 of 3 states Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim totalling to Rs 49,103 crores. The annual budget 2023-24 of Nagaland is Rs 23,086 crores, Mizoram is Rs 14,210 crores and Sikkim is Rs 11,807 crores.
• Party wise total assets of sitting MLAs: The total assets for 1356 BJP MLAs analysed is Rs. 16,234 crores, for 719 INC MLAs analysed is Rs 15,798 crores, for 146 YSRCP MLAs analysed is Rs 3,379 crores, for 131 DMK MLAs analysed is Rs 1,663 crores and 161 AAP MLAs have total assets worth Rs.1,642 crores.
• The total assets of BJP & INC sitting MLAs are Rs 16,234 crores & Rs 15,798 crores, respectively, which add up to Rs 32,032 crores or 58.73% of the total assets of Rs.54,545 crores pertaining to the sitting MLAs of 84 political parties and Independent MLAs.
• The amount of total assets of sitting BJP & INC MLAs are Rs 16,234 crores & Rs 15,798 crores, respectively, are larger than the 2023-24 annual budgets of Mizoram Rs 14,210 crores and Sikkim Rs 11,807 crores, respectively.

Analysis Based on State-Wise Total Assets of Sitting MLAs

• State with Highest Total Assets of MLAs: The total assets for 223 MLAs analysed from Karnataka is Rs 14,359 crores, followed by 284 MLAs analysed from Maharashtra is Rs 6,679 crores and 174 MLAs analysed from Andhra Pradesh have total assets worth Rs.4,914 crores.
• The total assets for 223 MLAs analysed from Karnataka is Rs 14,359 crores which is more than the individual annual budgets 2023-24 of Mizoram & Sikkim. It is 26% of the combined total assets of all sitting MLAs Rs 54,545 crores.
• It is also more than the combined assets of sitting MLAs from Rajasthan, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa, Meghalaya, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. The total combined assets of sitting MLAs from these 21 States & UTs are Rs 13,976 crores.
• State with Lowest Total Assets of MLAs: The total assets for 59 MLAs analysed from Tripura is Rs 90 crores, followed by 40 MLAs analysed from Mizoram is Rs 190 crores and 60 MLAs from Manipur have total assets worth Rs 225 crores.