Press Release
Dear Friends,
Kerala Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1125 out of the 1203 candidates who are contesting in the Kerala Assembly Elections to be held on 16th May 2016 (78 Candidates were not analysed due to unclear affidavits available on the website of the ECI & CEO, Kerala).
· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 1125 candidates, 311 (28%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 138 (12%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, rape, kidnapping, dacoity crimes against women etc.
· Candidates with cases related to murder: 4 candidates have declared charges related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302).
· Candidates with cases related to Attempt to Murder: 19 candidates have declared charges related to attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-307).
· Candidates with cases related to Crimes against Women: 11 candidates have declared charges related to crimes against women.
· Candidates with cases related to Rape: 1 candidate namely Shajahan. S of an Independent from Parassala constituency has declared 1 charge related to Rape (Indian Penal Code Section-376).
· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 72 (86%) out of 84 candidates from CPI(M), 42 (43%) out of 97 candidates from BJP, 37 (44%) out of 85 candidates from INC, 13 (36%) out of 36 candidates fielded by Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, 15 (60%) out of 25 candidates from CPI, 6 (26%) out of 23 from IUML, 25 (31%) out of 80 from SDPI and 43 (11%) out of 387 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 26 (31%) out of 84 candidates from CPI(M), 23 (24%) out of 97 candidates from BJP, 23 (27%) out of 85 candidates from INC, 7 (19%) out of 36 candidates fielded by Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, 4 (16%) out of 25 candidates from CPI, 1 (4%) out of 23 from IUML, 7 (9%) out of 80 from SDPI and 27 (7%) out of 387 Independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Red Alert Constituencies*: 48 constituencies in the Kerala assembly elections have 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases.
*Red Alert Constituencies are those which have 3 or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections.
· Share of wealth among candidates : The share of wealth amongst the candidates contesting in the Kerala Assembly Elections is as follows:
Value of assets (Rs.) |
No of candidates |
Percentage of Candidates |
5 cr and above |
50 |
4% |
2 crores to 5 crores |
60 |
5% |
50 lakhs to 2 crores |
264 |
23% |
10 lakhs to 50 lakhs |
353 |
31% |
less than 10 lakhs |
398 |
35% |
Table: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates
· High asset candidates*: The 3 richest candidates contesting in the Kerala Assembly Elections are given below:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
AIADMK |
1,09,74,82,707 |
78,44,06,000 |
1,88,18,88,707 |
Y |
|
2 |
ALAPPUZHA |
KUTTANAD |
NCP |
83,80,68,033 |
8,56,92,000 |
92,37,60,033 |
Y |
|
3 |
IDUKKI |
PEERUMADE |
AIADMK |
18,27,88,000 |
36,35,00,000 |
54,62,88,000 |
Y |
Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets
· Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1125 candidates, 202 (18%) are crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: 43 (51%) out of 85 candidates from INC, 24 (29%) out of 84 candidates from CPI(M), 18 (19%) out of 97 candidates from BJP, 18 (50%) out of 36 candidates from Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, 2 (29%) out of 7 candidates from AIADMK, 17 (74%) out of 23 candidates from IUML, 9 (60%) out of 15 candidates from Kerala Congress (M) and 30 (8%) out of 387 Independent candidates have declared assets worth Rs 1 Crore and above in their affidavits.
· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Kerala Assembly Elections is Rs 1.28 Crores.
· Party wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 85 INC candidates is Rs 1.83 Crores, 97 BJP candidates have average assets of Rs 1.03 Crores, 84 CPI(M) candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.51 Crores, 7 AIADMK candidates have average assets of Rs 35.14 Crores, 36 Bharath Dharma Jana Sena candidates have average assets worth Rs 3.19 Crores, 25 CPI candidates have average assets worth Rs 71.16 Lakhs, average assets of 23 IUML candidates is Rs 4.21 Crores, 15 Kerala Congress (M) candidates have average assets of Rs 3.16 Crores, 7 JD(U) candidates have average assets of Rs 5.25 Crores, 5 JD(S) candidates have average assets of Rs 4.59 Crores and 387 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 43.87 Lakhs.
· Zero asset candidates: 7 candidates have declared zero assets in their self sworn affidavits. The list is given below:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
WAYANAD |
KALPETTA |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
|
2 |
ERNAKULAM |
KALAMASSERY |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
|
3 |
ERNAKULAM |
VYPEN |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
|
4 |
ERNAKULAM |
THRIKKAKARA |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Y |
|
5 |
ALAPPUZHA |
CHENGANNUR |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
|
6 |
PATHANAMTHITTA |
ARANMULA |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
|
7 |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
NEMOM |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N |
Table: Zero asset candidates
· Low asset candidates: The three candidates with lowest assets are as follows:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
1 |
WAYANAD |
MANANTHAVADY |
IND |
100 |
0 |
100 |
N |
|
2 |
KOTTAYAM |
KANJIRAPPALLY |
IND |
100 |
0 |
100 |
N |
|
3 |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
PARASSALA |
BSP |
100 |
0 |
100 |
N |
Table: Candidates with declared lowest assets
· Candidates with high liabilities: The top three candidates with highest liabilities are as given below;
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
1 |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
AIADMK |
1,88,18,88,707 |
18,33,42,272 |
|
2 |
KOTTAYAM |
PALA |
NCP |
28,52,78,630 |
13,89,75,143 |
|
3 |
IDUKKI |
PEERUMADE |
AIADMK |
54,62,88,000 |
10,72,00,000 |
Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities
· Undeclared PAN: A total of 496 (44%) candidates out of the 1125 analyzed have not declared their PAN details.
Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 5 candidates have declared total annual income of more than Rs 1 crore. These candidates are as given below: (Note: - Annual Income & Assets declared by K Muraleedharan amount to an identical figure i.e. Rs 13,04,42,521. This may be a coincidence or could be a possible mistake made by the candidate while filling in his affidavit)
S.No. |
Name |
Party Name |
Constituency |
District Name |
Total Asset (Rs) |
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by candidate |
Total income shown by candidate in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) |
Self income shown by candidate in ITR (Rs) |
1 |
INC |
VATTIYOORKAVU |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
13,04,42,521 13 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
13,04,42,521 13 Crore+ |
7,45,05,903 7 Crore+ |
|
2 |
AIADMK |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
THIRUVANANTHAPUR |
1,88,18,88,707 188 Crore+ |
2014-2015 |
9,60,50,674 9 Crore+ |
4,21,49,503 4 Crore+ |
|
3 |
CPI(M) |
BEYPORE |
KOZHIKODE |
30,41,45,261 30 Crore+ |
2014-2015 |
3,05,91,768 3 Crore+ |
2,87,98,277 2 Crore+ |
|
4 |
Kerala Congress (B) |
PATHANAPURAM |
KOLLAM |
22,21,33,032 22 Crore+ |
2014-2015 |
2,11,85,490 2 Crore+ |
11,85,490 11 Lacs+ |
|
5 |
Kerala Congress (M) |
KOTHAMANGALAM |
ERNAKULAM |
17,42,87,488 17 Crore+ |
2014-2015 |
1,93,69,400 1 Crore+ |
1,90,33,890 1 Crore+ |
Table: Candidates with high income as declared in ITR
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Candidates who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 834 (74%) out of 1125 candidates analyzed have not declared income tax details.
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Candidates with high Assets who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 68 candidates with assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore have not declared Income Tax details. The top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared their IT returns are as given below:
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Income (Rs) |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
Self Income |
1 |
KASARAGOD |
KANHANGAD |
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena |
0 |
8,01,93,574 |
1,41,20,000 |
9,43,13,574 9 Crore+ |
Y |
ITR not filed |
|
2 |
PALAKKAD |
SHORNUR |
CPI(M) |
0 |
32,66,764 |
6,35,00,000 |
6,67,66,764 6 Crore+ |
N |
ITR not filed |
|
3 |
ALAPPUZHA |
AROOR |
INC |
1161183 |
54,33,633 |
5,20,23,000* |
5,74,56,633 5 Crore+ |
Y |
ITR not filed |
Table: Top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
Other Background Details
· Education details of candidates: 669 (59%) candidates have declared their education qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 380 (34%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. 29 candidates have declared themselves to be simple literates and 7 candidates have declared to be an illiterate.
· Age details of candidates: 656 (58%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 461 (41%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years. While 6 candidates have disclosed to be older than 80 years of age, 2 candidates have not disclosed their age details.
· Gender details of candidates: 104 (9%) women candidates are contesting in the Kerala assembly election this year.
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