Press Release: 3 Ministers in the Kerala 2016 Assembly declare Serious Criminal Cases
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Press Release
Dear Friends,
Kerala Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 19 Ministers including Chief Minister from Kerala State Assembly 2016.
Criminal Background
· Minister with criminal cases: Out of the all 19 Ministers analysed, 17 (89%) Ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.
· Minister with serious criminal cases: 3 (16%) Ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Financial Background
· Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 19 Ministers, 5 (26%) are crorepatis.
· Average Assets: The average assets of 19 Ministers are Rs 78.72 Lakhs.
· Ministers with Highest Assets: The minister with the highest declared total assets is A K Balan from Tarur constituency with assets worth Rs. 2.36 crores. The top three Ministers with highest declared assets are:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
PALAKKAD |
TARUR |
CPI(M) |
2,00,66,878 |
36,00,000 |
2,36,66,878 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
KOZHIKODE |
ELATHUR |
NCP |
62,26,035 |
82,00,000 |
1,44,26,035 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
PATHANAMTHITTA |
THIRUVALLA |
JD(S) |
74,14,868 |
41,34,500 |
1,15,49,368 |
Y |
· Ministers with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Thomas Isaac. T.M. from Alappuzha constituency with assets worth Rs. 18.67 lakhs. Three Ministers with lowest declared assets are:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
ALAPPUZHA |
ALAPPUZHA |
CPI(M) |
18,67,908 |
0 |
18,67,908 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
KASARAGOD |
KANHANGAD |
CPI |
8,43,630 |
12,00,000 |
20,43,630 |
N |
|
|
3 |
THRISSUR |
THRISSUR |
CPI |
6,24,900 |
19,00,000 |
25,24,900 |
Y |
· Liabilities: A total of 11 ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is K K Shailaja Teacher of Kuthuparamba constituency with Rs. 29.76 Lakhs of liabilities. Top three ministers with high liabilities are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
KANNUR |
KUTHUPARAMBA |
CPI(M) |
90,74,456 |
29,76,055 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
ALAPPUZHA |
CHERTHALA |
CPI |
51,33,330 |
9,24,803 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
KANNUR |
DHARMADAM |
CPI(M) |
1,07,16,684 |
7,95,000 |
Y |
· Income-Tax Details of Ministers*: Only four ministers have declared there income tax details. Their details are given below:
|
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 Ministers |
Total income shown by Ministers in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) |
Self income shown by Ministers in ITR (Rs) |
|
1 |
CPI(M) |
PUTHUKKAD |
THRISSUR |
1,14,33,822 1 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
24,85,671 24 Lacs+ |
6,84,763 6 Lacs+ |
|
|
2 |
JD(S) |
THIRUVALLA |
PATHANAMTHITTA |
1,15,49,368 1 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
22,16,583 22 Lacs+ |
2,58,000 2 Lacs+ |
|
|
3 |
CPI(M) |
DHARMADAM |
KANNUR |
1,07,16,684 1 Crore+ |
2014-2015 |
3,80,981 3 Lacs+ |
2,52,211 2 Lacs+ |
|
|
4 |
CPI(M) |
ALAPPUZHA |
ALAPPUZHA |
18,67,908 18 Lacs+ |
2015-2016 |
1,32,073 1 Lacs+ |
1,32,073 1 Lacs+ |
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age)
· Ministers’ Education: 6 (32%) Ministers have declared their education qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 8 (42%) Ministers have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or graduate professional. 3 (16%) Ministers have declared themselves to be postgraduates while 2 (11%) Ministers have declared they are Doctorates.
· Ministers’ Age: A total of 2 ministers have declared their age between 40 to 50 years and 15 Ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 70. 2 Ministers have declared they are more than 70 years old.
· Women Ministers: Out of 19 Ministers, only 2 (11%) are women.
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