· Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 11 Ministers, 9 (82%) are crorepatis.
· Average Assets: The average assets of 11 Ministers are Rs 2.67 crores.
· Ministers with Highest Assets: The minister with the highest declared total assets is Naba Kumar Doley from Dhakuakhana constituency with assets worth Rs. 7.30 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 |
DHAKUAKHANA |
DHAKUAKHANA (ST) |
BJP |
1,23,75,355 |
6,06,25,000 |
7,30,00,355 |
Y |
|
2 |
KAMRUP METRO |
JALUKBARI |
BJP |
2,88,47,880 |
3,50,00,000 |
6,38,47,880 |
Y |
|
3 |
UDALGURI |
UDALGURI (ST) |
Bodoland Peoples Front |
2,26,99,496 |
75,30,000 |
3,02,29,496 |
|
· Ministers with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Sri Parimal Suklabadya from Dholai constituency with assets worth Rs. 37.92 lakhs. The 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 |
CACHAR |
DHOLAI (SC) |
BJP |
20,92,224 |
17,00,000 |
37,92,224 |
Y |
|
2 |
TEZPUR |
RANGAPARA |
BJP |
25,84,159 |
28,71,200 |
54,55,359 |
Y |
|
3 |
KALIABOR |
KALIABOR |
Asom Gana Parishad |
84,96,115 |
85,00,000 |
1,69,96,115 |
Y |
· Liabilities: A total of 9 ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Himanta Biswa Sarma of Jalukbari constituency with Rs. 2.14 crores 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 |
KAMRUP METRO |
JALUKBARI |
BJP |
6,38,47,880 |
2,14,56,555 |
Y |
|
2 |
DHAKUAKHANA |
DHAKUAKHANA (ST) |
BJP |
7,30,00,355 |
1,12,22,998 |
Y |
|
3 |
BOKAKHAT |
BOKAKHAT |
Asom Gana Parishad |
2,25,07,607 |
65,40,173 |
Y |
· High Income Ministers*: Top three ministers with highest income in there ITR are given below:
S.No. |
Name |
Party Name |
Constituency |
District Name |
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by Minister |
Total income shown by Minister in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) |
Self income shown by Minister in ITR (Rs) |
1 |
BJP |
JALUKBARI |
KAMRUP METRO |
2014-2015 |
1,33,20,816 1 Crore+ |
13,10,666 13 Lacs+ |
|
2 |
Bodoland Peoples Front |
UDALGURI (ST) |
UDALGURI |
2014-2015 |
64,48,773 64 Lacs+ |
29,37,291 29 Lacs+ |
|
3 |
BJP |
DHARMAPUR |
NALBARI |
2015-2016 |
26,17,670 26 Lacs+ |
11,89,490 11 Lacs |
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Ministers’ Education: A total of 9 (82%) Ministers are graduates or have higher degrees while 2 Ministers have education qualification of 12th pass.
· Ministers’ Age: A total of 3 ministers have declared their age between 30 to 50 years and 8 Ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 70. The youngest minister is Pallab Lochan Das of BJP aged 38 from Rangapara constituency. The oldest minister is Pramila Rani Brahma of Bodoland Peoples Front aged 65 from Kokrajhar East (ST) Constituency.
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