Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 402 out of 403 newly elected MLAs in the Uttar Pradesh 2017 Assembly Elections. There is one MLA namely Rakesh Pratap Singh from Samajwadi party, won from Gaurigabj constituency whose affidavit has not been analysed.
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Final Party Positions in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
Total |
|
Bahujan Samaj Party |
19 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
312 |
Indian National Congress |
7 |
Rashtriya Lok Dal |
1 |
Samajwadi Party |
47 |
Apna Dal (Soneylal) |
9 |
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal |
1 |
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party |
4 |
Independent |
3 |
Total |
403 |
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Criteria for serious criminal cases1. Offence for which maximum punishment is of 5 years or more. 2. If an offence is non-bailable 3. If it is an electoral offence (for eg. IPC 171E or bribery) 4. Offence related to loss to exchequer 5. Offences that are assault, murder, kidnap, rape related 6. Offences that are mentioned in Representation of the People Act (Section 8) 7. Offences under Prevention of Corruption Act 8. Crimes against women.
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· MLAs with serious criminal cases:107(26%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder etc. Out of 403 MLAs analysed during Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 98 (24%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Figure: Comparison of MLAs with declared criminal cases in 2012 and 2017
· MLAs with cases related to murder: 8 MLAs have declared cases related to murder (IPC Section 302) against themselves.
· MLAS with cases related to attempt to murder: 34 MLAs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307) against themselves.
· MLAs with cases related to crime against women : 1 BJP MLA namely Ashok Kumar Rana won from Dhampur constituency has declared case related to crime against women, such as assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354).
· Party wise MLAs with criminal cases:114(37%)out of 312 MLAs from BJP, 14(30%) out of 46 MLAs from SP, 5 (26%) out of 19 MLAs from BSP, 1(14%) out of 7 MLAs from INC and 3 (100%) out 3 Independent MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise MLAs with serious criminal cases: 83(27%)out of 312 MLAs from BJP, 11(24%) out of 46 MLAs from SP, 4 (21%) out of 19 MLAs from BSP, 1(14%) out of 7 MLAs from INC and 3 (100%) out 3 Independent MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Figure: Party wise number of MLAs with declared criminal cases
Figure: Share of wealth among MLAs
· Share of wealth among MLAs : The share of wealth amongst MLAs contesting in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017 as follows:
Value of assets |
Number of MLAs |
Percentage of MLAs |
Rs.10 cr and above |
61 |
15% |
Rs.5 crores to Rs.10 crores |
65 |
16% |
Rs.1 crore to Rs.5 crores |
196 |
49% |
Rs.10 lakhs to to Rs.1 crore |
63 |
16% |
less than Rs.20 lakhs |
17 |
4% |
Table: Share of wealth amongst MLAs
· High asset MLAs*:The top three MLAs with high assets are given below:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
AZAMGARH |
MUBARAKPUR |
BSP |
1,11,83,97,354 |
6,92,24,000 |
1,18,76,21,354 |
Y |
|
2 |
GORAKHPUR |
CHILLUPAR |
BSP |
26,01,87,303 |
41,64,69,500 |
67,66,56,803 |
Y |
|
3 |
AGRA |
BAH |
BJP |
3,16,74,813 |
55,13,24,000 |
58,29,98,813 |
Y |
Table: Top three MLAs with highest declared assets
*Total Assets includes income of self, spouse and dependents.
· Crorepati MLAs: Out of the 402 newly elected MLAs analysed, 322 (80%) are crorepatis. Out of 403 MLAs analysed during Uttar Pradesh 2012 assembly elections, 271(67%) MLAs were crorepatis.
· Low asset MLAs:3 MLAs in Uttar Pradesh with lowest assets have their assets valued less than Rs 10 lakhs, and they are as follows:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
KUSHI NAGAR |
TAMKUHI RAJ |
INC |
3,29,072 |
0 |
3,29,072 |
Y |
|
2 |
BALLIA |
BELTHARA ROAD (SC) |
BJP |
3,77,000 |
0 |
3,77,000 |
Y |
|
3 |
HAMIRPUR |
RATH (SC) |
BJP |
6,33,593 |
0 |
6,33,593 |
Y |
Table: Three MLAs with lowest declared assets
· Partywise crorepati MLAs:246(79%)out of 312 MLAs from BJP,39 (85%) out of 46 MLAs from SP,18 (95%) out of 19 MLAs from BSP, 5 (71%) out of 7 MLAs from INC, and 3 (100 %) out of 3 Independent MLAs have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore.
· Average assets:The average of assets per MLA who won in the Uttar Pradesh 2017 assembly elections is Rs.5.92 crores whereas the average asset for each candidate who contested in the 2017 assembly elections was Rs 1.90 crores.In 2012, the average assets per MLA analyzed was Rs 3.36 crores .
· Party wise average assets:Among major parties, the average assets per MLA for 312 BJP MLAs analysed is Rs 5.07 crores, 46 SP MLAs have average assets of Rs 5.84 crores, 19 BSP MLAs have average assets of Rs 17.84 crores and 7 INC MLAs have average assets worth of Rs 10.06 crores.
· MLAs with high liabilities: 50 MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs1 crore and above, and the details of the top 3 MLAs are as follows:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
Disputed liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
ALLAHABAD |
ALLAHABAD SOUTH |
BJP |
57,11,03,000 |
26,02,65,000 |
0 |
Y |
|
2 |
AGRA |
AGRA NORTH |
BJP |
16,78,04,565 |
11,47,85,000 |
0 |
Y |
|
3 |
BIJNOR |
NEHTAUR (SC) |
BJP |
43,51,76,360 |
11,28,37,870 |
0 |
Y |
Table: Top three MLAs with high liabilities
· MLAs who have not declared PAN details:Only 4 MLAs have not declared PAN details. The details of these MLAs are given below :
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
PILIBHIT |
BISALPUR |
BJP |
12,37,600 |
95,00,000 |
1,07,37,600 |
N |
|
2 |
BIJNOR |
BIJNOR |
BJP |
30,92,951 |
69,46,088 |
1,00,39,039 |
N |
|
3 |
AZAMGARH |
MEHNAGAR (SC) |
SP |
3,73,812 |
70,00,000 |
73,73,812 |
N |
|
4 |
AMBEDKAR NAGAR |
ALAPUR (SC) |
BJP |
8,37,549 |
2,00,000 |
10,37,549 |
N |
Table: MLAs who have not declared PAN details
· MLAs with high income as declared in ITR*:The table below shows 3 MLAswho have declared highest income in their Income Tax Returns.
S.No. |
Name |
Party |
Constituency |
District |
Total Asset (Rs) |
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by winner |
Total income shown by winner in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) |
Self income shown by winner in ITR (Rs) |
1 |
BSP |
RASARA |
BALLIA |
40,19,86,172 40 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
4,88,85,350 4 Crore+ |
3,13,71,470 3 Crore+ |
|
2 |
RLD |
CHHAPRAULI |
BAGHPAT |
38,04,96,393 38 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
2,34,15,209 2 Crore+ |
56,92,649 56 Lacs+ |
|
3 |
BSP |
MUBARAKPUR |
AZAMGARH |
1,18,76,21,354 118 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
1,90,38,551 1 Crore+ |
1,73,33,415 1 Crore+ |
Table: MLAs with high income as declared in income tax returns
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· MLAs who have not declared Income Tax Details*:55(14%) MLAs out of 402 analyzed have not declared income tax details.
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Number of re-elected MLAs: Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2017 is 92.
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 was Rs. Rs 4.62 crores
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017:The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017 is Rs 8.62 crores
· Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2012 to 2017:The growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs is Rs 4 crores i.e. by 87%.
Comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 and 2017
Party in Uttar Pradesh 2017 |
Total Number of MLAs |
Average Assets in Uttar Pradesh 2017(in Rs) |
Average Assets in Uttar Pradesh 2012(in Rs.) |
Average Asset Increase (in Rs) |
Average % Increase in Asset |
|
1 |
BJP |
48 |
6,60,57,485 6 crores + |
4,02,64,328 4 crores + |
2,57,93,157 2 crores + |
64% |
2 |
SP |
33 |
6,52,43,239 6 crores + |
3,20,45,172 3 crores + |
3,31,98,067 3 crores + |
104% |
3 |
INC |
2 |
16,18,27,458 16 crores + |
11,93,89,790 11 crores + |
4,24,37,669 4 crores + |
36% |
4 |
BSP |
5 |
39,44,48,230 39 crores + |
17,43,12,947 17 crores + |
22,01,35,283 22 crores + |
126% |
5 |
IND |
2 |
8,29,72,580 8 crores + |
3,96,21,106 3 crores + |
4,33,51,474 4 crores + |
109% |
6 |
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal |
1 |
8,05,19,726 8 crores + |
7,38,74,576 7 crores + |
66,45,150 66 lakhs + |
9% |
7 |
Apna Dal (Soneylal) |
1 |
7,27,31,724 7 crores + |
5,97,000 5 lakhs + |
7,21,34,724 7 crores + |
12083% |
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GRAND TOTAL |
92 |
8,62,92,161 8 crores + |
4,62,41,701 4 Crores + |
4,00,50,460 4 crores + |
87% |
Table: comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 and 2017
· Education Details of MLAs: 101 (25%) MLAs have declared their education qualification to be between 8th pass and 12th pass while 290 (72%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
· Age details of MLAs:201 (50%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 201 (50%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years.
Gender details of MLAs:Out of 402 MLAs, 40(10%) MLAs are women. In 2012, out of 403 MLAs, 32 (8%) MLAs were women.
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