Press Release: Odisha Assembly Elections , 2019: Consolidated Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of Candidates - Phase 1 to 4

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Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1121 out of 1137 candidates who are contesting in the Odisha 2019 Assembly Elections from Phase 1 to 4.16 candidates were not analysed due to unclear affidavit available on the ECI website at the time of making this report.

For the complete report, please go to:https://adrindia.org/content/odisha-assembly-elections-2019-phase-1-4-analysis-criminal-background-financial-education

Summary and Highlights

Phase Wise Summary of Candidates

Phase	No. of contesting candidates	No. of Candidates analysed	No. of Constituencies	No. of Candidates with Criminal Cases	% of Candidates with Criminal Cases	No. of Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases	% of Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases	No. of Crorepati Candidates	% of Crorepati Candidates	Average Assets (Rs. In crores )	Date of Poll (2019)
1	191	189	28	55	29%	35	19%	49	26%	1.16	11^th April, 2019
2	244	241	35	84	35%	68	28%	70	29%	1.93	18^th April, 2019
3	356	354	42	119	34%	101	29%	103	29%	2.22	23^rd April, 2019
4	346	337	42	74	22%	53	16%	82	24%	1.27	29^th April , 2019
Total	1137	1121	147	332	30%	257	23%	304	27%	1.69	-

Criminal Background

· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 1121 candidates analysed in 2019, 332 (30%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 1420 candidates analysed during Odisha Assembly elections in 2014, 333(23%) candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 1261 candidates analysed during Odisha Assembly elections in 2009, 292(23%) candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves.

· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 257 (23%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc.

· Candidates with declared convicted cases: 7 candidates have declared convicted cases against themselves.

· Candidates with cases related to murder: 9 candidates have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302).

· Candidates with cases related to Attempt to Murder: 63 candidates have declared cases of attempt to murder (IPC Section-307).

· Candidates with cases related to Crimes against Women: 49 candidates have declared cases related to crimes against women. Out of 49 candidates, 2 candidates have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section-376).

· Candidates with cases related to Kidnapping: 17 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping.

· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 58 (40%) out of 146 candidates from BJD, 86 (59%) out of 145 candidates from BJP, 64 (46%) out of 139 candidates from INC, 12(11%) out of 106 candidates fielded by BSP and 67 (23%) out of 298 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 40 (27%) out of 146 candidates from BJD, 67 (46%) out of 145 candidates from BJP, 48 (35%) out of 139 candidates from INC, 11(10%) out of 106 candidates fielded by BSP and 55 (19%) out of 298 Independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

· Red Alert Constituencies*: 59 constituencies in the Odisha assembly elections have 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases. 56 constituencies in the Odisha assembly elections 2014 had 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases.

*Red Alert Constituencies are those which have 3 or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections.

Financial Background

Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1121 candidates analysed, 304 (27%) are crorepatis. Out of 1420 candidates analysed during Odisha 2014 assembly elections, 244 (17%) candidates were crorepatis. Out of 1261 candidates analysed during Odisha 2009 assembly elections, 94 (7%) candidates were crorepatis.

· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: 97 (66%) out of 146 fielded by BJD, 75 (52%) out of 145 candidates from BJP, 73 (53%) out of 139 candidates from INC, 5 (5%) out of 106 candidates from BSP, 4 (27%) out of 15 candidates fielded by AAP, and 41 (14%) out of 298 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.

· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2019 is Rs 1.69 Crore. The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2014 was Rs 91.14 lakhs whereas The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2009 was Rs 50.88 lakhs.

· Party wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 146 BJD candidates is Rs 4.59 Crores, 145 BJP candidates have average assets of Rs 2.78 Crores, 139 INC candidates have average assets worth Rs 3.85 Crores, 106 BSP candidates have average assets worth Rs 27.75 lakhs, and 298 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 68.75 Lakhs.

· High asset candidates*: The details of top 3 candidates with high assets contesting in the Odisha 2019 Assembly Elections are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Bobby Mohanty	CUTTACK	BARAMBA	INC	35,26,06,094	71,06,60,000	1,06,32,66,094 106 Crore+	Y
2	Naveen Patnaik**	GANJAM	HINJILI	BJD	23,26,555	63,64,15,261	63,87,41,816 63 Crore+	Y
2	Naveen Patnaik**	BARGARH	BIJEPUR	BJD	23,16,554	63,64,15,261	63,87,31,815 63 Crore+	Y
3	Niranjan Patnaik**	KEONJHAR	GHASIPURA	INC	18,36,86,000	41,97,91,000	60,34,77,000 60 Crore+	Y
3	Niranjan Patnaik**	BHADRAK	BHANDARIPOKHARI	INC	18,36,86,000	41,97,91,000	60,34,77,000 60 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets

**Candidates are contesting from two constituencies

· Zero asset candidate: There are 6 candidates who have declared zero assets in their self sworn affidavits. The details of these candidates are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Biswa Bihari Bishoyi	GANJAM	GOPALPUR	IND	0	Y
2	Lochan Singh Majhi	NUAPADA	NUAPADA	IND	0	Y
3	Ananta Kanhar	KANDHAMAL	PHULBANI	IND	0	Y
4	Birendra Kumar Gouda	GANJAM	BHANJANAGAR	IND	0	N
5	Subrat Kumar Habadasingh	KHORDHA	CHILIKA	Hindusthan Nirman Dal	0	Y
6	Tulasi Marndi	MAYURBHANJ	UDALA	Jharkhand Peoples Party	0	Y

Table: Candidates who have declared zero assets

· Low asset candidates: The details of the top 3 lowest assets candidates ( excluding the zero assets candidates ) are given below :

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Joginath Sahoo	CUTTACK	BANKI	Rashtriya Indepndent Morcha	377^*	0	377 3 Hund+	Y
2	Umakanta Parida	JAGATSINGHPUR	BALIKUDA-ERASAMA	Kalinga Sena	500^*	0	500 5 Hund+	Y
3	Birabara Dalai	JAGATSINGHPUR	BALIKUDA-ERASAMA	Indian Citizens Party	505^*	0	505 5 Hund+	Y

Table: Top 3 candidates with lowest assets

· Candidates with high liabilities: The details of the top three candidates with highest liabilities are as given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Total Assets(Rs)	Liabilities (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Naba Kisore Das	JHARSUGUDA	JHARSUGUDA	BJD	33,62,73,707 33 Crore+	21,76,24,909 21 Crore+	Y
2	Sanjib Kumar Mallick	BHADRAK	BHADRAK	BJD	19,15,12,699 19 Crore+	7,74,59,837 7 Crore+	Y
3	Irani Ray	NAYAGARH	NAYAGARH	BJP	21,78,34,463 21 Crore+	7,41,52,403 7 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities

· Undeclared PAN: A total of 103 (9%) out of 1121 candidates analysed have not declared their PAN details.

· Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: The details of the top 3 candidates who have declared the highest income in their affidavits are given below:

S.No.	Name	Party	Constituency	District	Total Asset (Rs)	Self Source of Income	Spouse's Source of Income	The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by candidate	Total income shown by candidate in ITR in the last financial year (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs)	Self income shown by candidate in ITR in the last financial year (Rs)
1	Mohammed Moquim	INC	BARABATI-CUTTACK	CUTTACK	17,97,86,173 17 Crore+	Business	Business	2017-2018	4,93,81,050 4 Crore+	4,80,20,160 4 Crore+
2	Chiranjib Biswal	INC	JAGATSINGHPUR	JAGATSINGHPUR	33,89,59,465 33 Crore+	Salary As MLA, Salary From Ashirbad Prakashan Pvt. Ltd (as Director), Salary From Karuna Age Publication Pvt Ltd., Rent From House Property, Interest From Fixed Deposit & Saving Account, Income From Agriculture Practices	Salary From Ashirbad Prakashan Pvt. Ltd (as Director), Salary From Karuna Age Publication Pvt Ltd.,	2017-2018	4,72,64,782 4 Crore+	4,47,30,580 4 Crore+
3	Naba Kisore Das	BJD	JHARSUGUDA	JHARSUGUDA	33,62,73,707 33 Crore+	Legal Professional, Salary	Director Salary, Income From Partnership, And Income From Proprietor	2017-2018	1,98,84,990 1 Crore+	19,83,990 19 Lacs+

Table: Candidates with high income as declared in ITR

*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents

Other Background Details

· Education details of candidates: 472 (42%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5^th pass and 12^th pass, while 598 (53%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate and above. 8 candidates have declared themselves to be just literate

· Age details of candidates: 710 (63%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 409 (36%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years. While 1 candidate has declared he is more than 80 years old and 1 candidate has not disclosed his age in the affidavit.

· Gender details of candidates: Out of the 1121 candidates analyzed, only 112 (10%) women are contesting in the Odisha 2019 Assembly Election. In 2014, 117(8%) women candidates contested the elections.

Comparative Analysis of Re-contesting MLAs

Number of re-contesting MLAs: Number of re-contesting MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2019 is 89.
Average assets of re-contesting MLAs in 2014: The average assets of re-contesting MLAs in 2014 was Rs 2.10 crores
Average assets of re-contesting MLAs in 2019: The average assets of re-contesting MLAs in 2019 is Rs 5.02 crores.
Average growth in assets of re-contesting MLAs from 2014 to 2019: The growth in average assets of re-contesting MLAs is Rs 2.91 crores i.e. by 139%.

Comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-contesting MLAs in 2014 and 2019

S.No.	Party in Odisha 2019	Total Number of Winners	Average Assets in Odisha 2019	Average Assets in Odisha 2014	Average Asset Increase	Average % Increase in Asset
1.	BJD	66	5,05,62,643 5 Crore+	2,37,93,713 2 Crore+	2,67,68,930 2 Crore+	112.5%
2.	INC	10	5,82,58,126 5 Crore+	1,63,67,475 1 Crore+	4,18,90,651 4 Crore+	255.94%
3.	BJP	9	5,44,27,273 5 Crore+	1,35,93,744 1 Crore+	4,08,33,529 4 Crore+	300.38%
4.	IND	2	1,02,22,239 1 Crore+	44,18,395 44 Lacs+	58,03,844 58 Lacs+	131.36%
5.	BSP	1	3,94,03,484 3 Crore+	72,88,234 72 Lacs+	3,21,15,250 3 Crore+	440.65%
6.	CPI(M)	1	30,17,671 30 Lacs+	12,62,000 12 Lacs+	17,55,671 17 Lacs+	139.12%
	GRAND TOTAL	89	5,02,51,986.62 5 Crore+	2,10,53,826.34 2 Crore+	2,91,98,160.28 2 Crore+	139%