National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 58 out of 59 candidates who are contesting for 55 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 16 states. The affidavit of Wansuk Syiem, INC candidate from Meghalaya could not be analysed due to non availablity of affidavit on website of CEO, Meghalaya.
Criminal:
Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 58 candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, 14 candidates (24%) have declared criminal cases against them.
Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Out of the 14 candidates who have declared criminal cases, 2 have declared serious criminal cases. These include charges of murder, kidnapping and crime against women. Shiv Sena candidate, Dhoot Rajkumar Nandlal from Maharashtra had declared charges of murder, kidnapping and crime against woman.
Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 3 (21%) out of 14 candidates fielded by INC have declared criminal cases against them while 4 (36%) out of 11 candidates from BJP, 2 (50%) out of 4 candidates from AIADMK and one candidate each from JD(U), CPM, BJD, RPI(A) and Shiv Sena have declared criminal cases in their affidavits.
Financial:
Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 58 candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, 50 (86%) are crorepatis.
Average Assets: The average asset of 58 candidates contesting in the Rajya Sabha elections is Rs 44.74 crores.
Party-wise Average Assets: Among the national parties, the average asset per candidate for INC is Rs. 42.32 crores, BJP candidates have an average assets of Rs.85.36 crores, Rs.23.02 crores for NCP candidates and Rs 21.99 lakhs for CPM candidates. Six independent candidates have average assets of Rs.110.68 crores.
Highest growth in assets: Among the 21 recontesting candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, highest growth in assets was shown by T.Subbarami Reddy of INC with an increase of Rs. 164.19 crores in 6 years followed by Adala Prabhakar Reddy, Independent candidate from Andhra Pradesh with an increase in assets of Rs. 67.17 crores in 5 years.
High Asset Candidates: Ravindra Kishore Sinha of BJP from Bihar has declared highest assets worth Rs.857.11 crores followed by Kakde Sanjay Dattatraya, Independent candidate from Maharashtra with declared assets worth Rs.425.65 crores and T.Subbarami Reddy of INC from Andhra Pradesh with declared assets worth Rs.422.44 crores.
High Income Candidates: Nathwani Parimal, Independent candidate from Jharkhand has declared the highest income of Rs 16.01 crores in the last Income Tax Returns (ITR) filed for the year 2013-2014 followed by Mithun Chakraborty of AITC from West Bengal with total income of Rs 10.30 crores and T.Subbarami Reddy of INC from Andhra Pradesh has declared income of Rs.5.55 crores in his ITR.
Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age):
Candidates Education: A total of 42 (72%) candidates out of 58 analyzed are graduates or have higher degrees. 15 (26%) candidates have educational qualification of 12th pass and below.
Candidates’ Age: A total of 39 (67%) candidates out of the 58 analyzed, have declared their age to be between 51 and 70 years. 8 candidates declared their age to be between 71 and 80 years and 2 candidates are aged above 80 years.
Women Candidates: Out of 58 candidates analyzed, only 7 (12%) are women. INC and AIADMK have fielded two women candidates each.
Criminal:
Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 58 candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, 14 candidates (24%) have declared criminal cases against them.
Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Out of the 14 candidates who have declared criminal cases, 2 have declared serious criminal cases. These include charges of murder, kidnapping and crime against women. Shiv Sena candidate, Dhoot Rajkumar Nandlal from Maharashtra had declared charges of murder, kidnapping and crime against woman.
Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 3 (21%) out of 14 candidates fielded by INC have declared criminal cases against them while 4 (36%) out of 11 candidates from BJP, 2 (50%) out of 4 candidates from AIADMK and one candidate each from JD(U), CPM, BJD, RPI(A) and Shiv Sena have declared criminal cases in their affidavits.
Financial:
Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 58 candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, 50 (86%) are crorepatis.
Average Assets: The average asset of 58 candidates contesting in the Rajya Sabha elections is Rs 44.74 crores.
Party-wise Average Assets: Among the national parties, the average asset per candidate for INC is Rs. 42.32 crores, BJP candidates have an average assets of Rs.85.36 crores, Rs.23.02 crores for NCP candidates and Rs 21.99 lakhs for CPM candidates. Six independent candidates have average assets of Rs.110.68 crores.
Highest growth in assets: Among the 21 recontesting candidates whose self-sworn information in their affidavits have been analysed, highest growth in assets was shown by T.Subbarami Reddy of INC with an increase of Rs. 164.19 crores in 6 years followed by Adala Prabhakar Reddy, Independent candidate from Andhra Pradesh with an increase in assets of Rs. 67.17 crores in 5 years.
High Asset Candidates: Ravindra Kishore Sinha of BJP from Bihar has declared highest assets worth Rs.857.11 crores followed by Kakde Sanjay Dattatraya, Independent candidate from Maharashtra with declared assets worth Rs.425.65 crores and T.Subbarami Reddy of INC from Andhra Pradesh with declared assets worth Rs.422.44 crores.
High Income Candidates: Nathwani Parimal, Independent candidate from Jharkhand has declared the highest income of Rs 16.01 crores in the last Income Tax Returns (ITR) filed for the year 2013-2014 followed by Mithun Chakraborty of AITC from West Bengal with total income of Rs 10.30 crores and T.Subbarami Reddy of INC from Andhra Pradesh has declared income of Rs.5.55 crores in his ITR.
Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age):
Candidates Education: A total of 42 (72%) candidates out of 58 analyzed are graduates or have higher degrees. 15 (26%) candidates have educational qualification of 12th pass and below.
Candidates’ Age: A total of 39 (67%) candidates out of the 58 analyzed, have declared their age to be between 51 and 70 years. 8 candidates declared their age to be between 71 and 80 years and 2 candidates are aged above 80 years.
Women Candidates: Out of 58 candidates analyzed, only 7 (12%) are women. INC and AIADMK have fielded two women candidates each.
