Friday, May 9, 2014

Average assets per candidate contesting 2014 Lok Sabha elections is Rs.3.16 crores finds ADR

Average Assets*: The average assets per candidate contesting in the Lok Sabha 2014 elections is Rs.3.16 crores.

Party-wise Average Assets*: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 461 INC candidates is Rs 13.27 crores, 426 BJP candidates have average assets of Rs.10.32 crores, 427 AAP candidates have average assets worth of Rs.2.77 crores and 501 BSP candidates have average assets of Rs. 3.53 crores.

Nandan Nilekani of INC from Bangalore South Constituency, Karnataka with Rs. 7710.29 crores of total assets, Shamali Das an Independent candidate from Jadavpur Constituency and Kolkata Dakshin constituency, West Bengal with Rs. 2000 crores of total assets, Anil Kumar Sharma of JD(U) from Jahanabad constituency, Bihar with Rs. 849.98 crores of total assets, Jayadev Galla of TDP from Guntur constituency, Andhra Pradesh, Rs. 683.05 crores of total assets, Ayodhya Rama Reddy Alla of YSRCP from Narasaraopet constituency, Andhra Pradesh with Rs. 654.33 crores of total assets and Konda Vishweshwar Reddy of TRS from Chevella constituency with Rs. 528.62 crores of total assets.
Party-wise Asset Rank: 348 (75%) out of 462 INC candidates occupy the top three highest assets positions amongst all the contesting candidates in their respective constituencies. Similarly, 283 (66%) out of 426 BJP candidates, 109 (22%) out of 501 BSP candidates and 115 (27%) out of 427 AAP candidates occupy the top three highest assets positions in their constituency.
Crorepati Candidates with no PAN: 100 candidates with total assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore have not declared PAN details.