Land of riches: 57 of 60 winners in Arunachal are crorepati

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Eastmojo

https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2024/06/03/land-of-riches-57-of-60-winners-in-arunachal-are-crorepati/

Author

Roopak Goswami

Date

06/03/2024 - 12:00

City

Guwahati

average assets per winning candidate for 45 BJP winning candidates is Rs 25.83 crore.

When a winning candidate in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections has assets of Rs 1 crore categorised as a "low asset winning candidate", it should not be a surprise that most legislators are crorepatis.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Arunachal Pradesh Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 59 out of 60 winning candidates in the Arunachal Pradesh 2024 Assembly Elections. They found that out of the 59 winning candidates analysed, 57 (97%) are crorepatis.

Of the 60 MLAs analysed during the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections 2019, 56 (93%) MLAs were crorepatis. The average assets per winning candidate in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2024 is Rs 26.34 crore. The average assets per MLA in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2019 was Rs 18.86 crore. Party-wise Crorepati winning candidates: 43 (96%) out of 45 from BJP, 5(100%) out of 5 from National People’s Party, 3 (100%) out of 3 from NCP, 2 (100%) out of 2 from People’s Party of Arunachal, 1 (100%) out of 1 from INC and 3 (100%) out of 3 Independent winner candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.

Party-wise average assets: The average assets per winning candidate for 45 BJP winning candidates is Rs 25.83 crore, 5 National People’s Party winning candidates is Rs 17.45 crore, 3 NCP winning candidates is Rs 74.13 crore, 2 People’s Party of Arunachal winning candidates is Rs 10.32 crore, 1 INC winner candidate is Rs 41.96 crore and 3 Independent winning candidates have average assets worth Rs 6.45 crore. The top three winning candidates are Chief Minister Pema Khandu(BJP) with assets of Rs 332 crore, Nikh Kamin of NCP with assets of Rs 153 crore and Chowna Mein (BJP) with assets of Rs 126 crore.

Criminal background: Out of the 59 winning candidates analysed in 2024, 13 (22%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 60 MLAs analysed during the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2019, 10(17%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.

Winning candidates with serious criminal cases: 12 (20%) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Out of 60 MLAs analysed during the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2019, 8 (13%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against them. Educational background: 18 (31%) winning candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 39 (66%) winning candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate and above. 2 winning candidates are Illiterate.