Press Release: (Maharashtra Assembly)165 (57%) newly elected MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. 253 (88%) of MLAs are crorepatis. Average Assets: Rs. 10.87 crores. 108 re-elected MLAs have shown an increase of Rs. 8.47 crores in their assets over the five years.
ADR India
21st October, 2014
Press Release
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014
Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of MLAs
Final Party Positions in 2014 Maharashtra Assembly Elections
|
Party |
Seats |
|
Bhartiya Janata Party |
122 |
|
Shiv Sena |
63 |
|
Indian National Congress |
42 |
|
Nationalist Congress Party |
41 |
|
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
1 |
|
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
2 |
|
Peasants And Workers Party of India |
3 |
|
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi |
3 |
|
Samajwadi Party |
1 |
|
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha |
1 |
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1 |
|
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
1 |
|
Independents |
7 |
|
Total |
288 |
- MLAs with Criminal Cases: Out
of the 288 MLAs analysed, 165 (57%)
MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 262 MLAs
analysed during Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2009, 136 (52%)
MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
- MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 115 (40%) MLAs
have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder,
attempt to murder, communal disharmony, kidnapping, crimes against women
etc. Out of 262 MLAs analysed during Maharashtra Assembly elections
in 2009, 86 (33%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases
against themselves.
- MLAs with Criminal Cases where Charges have been framed: Out of the 165 MLAs who have declared pending criminal cases against themselves, 51 (31%) have declared that the charges for these cases have already been framed by the court of law.
- MLAs with cases related to
murder and attempt to murder: 3 MLAs have declared cases related to murder out of which two are
from BJP and one is from Shiv Sena. 15 MLAs have declared cases of attempt to
murder out of which 5 MLAs are from BJP, 2 are from NCP, 7 are from Shiv Sena
and one is an Independent MLA.
- MLAs with cases related to
Crimes against Women: 11 MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against
women out of these 5 are from BJP and 6 are from Shiv Sena. 8 MLAs have
declared cases related to assault or criminal force to woman with intent to
outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354).
- MLAs with cases related to
causing Communal Disharmony: 3
MLAs declared cases related to causing communal disharmony. These cases
include promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race,
place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to
maintenance of harmony (IPC Section-153A) and Injuring or defiling place of
worship with intent to insult the religion of any class (IPC Section-295)
- MLAs with cases related to
Robbery and Dacoity: 14 MLAs have declared cases related to robbery and dacoity. Out of
these, 5 MLAs have been fielded by BJP, 6 MLAs from Shiv Sena, 2 MLAs from NCP
and 1 MLA belongs to CPI(M).
- MLAs with cases related to Kidnapping: 9 MLAs have declared cases related to Kidnapping. Out of these, 3 MLAs are from BJP, 5 MLAs from NCP and 1 MLA from from Shiv Sena.
- Party wise MLAs with Criminal Cases:
74 (61%) out of 122 MLAs analysed
from BJP, 48 (76%) out of 63 MLAs from
Shiv Sena, 15 (36%) out of 42 MLAs
from INC and 19 (46%) out of 41 NCP MLAs have declared criminal cases
against themselves in their affidavits.
- Party wise MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 46 (38%) out of 122 MLAs analysed from BJP, 35 (56%) out of 63 MLAs from Shiv Sena, 10 (24%) out of 42 MLAs from INC and 18 (44%) out of 41 NCP MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Financial Background
- Crorepati
MLAs: Out of the 288 newly
elected MLAs, 253 (88%) are crorepatis.Out of 262 MLAs
analysed during Maharashtra 2009 assembly elections, 174
(66%) MLAs were crorepatis.
- High Asset MLAs: Out of the 288 newly elected MLAs, 80 (28%) MLAs have total assets worth more than Rs. 10 crores, 10 MLAs have total assets worth more than Rs. 50 crores and 4 MLAs have total assets worth more than Rs. 100 crores. The details of these four MLAs are given as follows:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
Mumbai City |
Malabar Hill |
BJP |
61,54,15,041 |
1,37,07,64,192 |
1,98,61,79,233 |
Y |
|
2 |
Azmi Abu Asim |
Mumbai Suburban |
Mankhurd Shivajinagar |
SP |
1,27,57,33,964 |
28,53,77,000 |
1,56,11,10,964 |
Y |
|
3 |
Jagdish Tukaram Mulik |
Pune |
Vadgaon Sheri |
BJP |
10,82,21,576 |
94,05,91,046 |
1,04,88,12,622 |
Y |
|
4 |
Hitendra Vishnu Thakur |
Palghar |
Vasai |
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi |
23,06,07,554 |
77,16,64,862 |
1,00,22,72,416 |
Y |
- Party-wise Crorepati MLAs: 104 (85%) out of 122 MLAs analysed in BJP, 54 (86%) out of 63 MLAs in Shiv Sena, 39 (95%) out of 41 MLAs in NCP and 38 (91%) out of 38 MLAs from INC have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
- Average Assets: The average assets per MLA
for Maharashtra 2014 assembly elections are Rs. 10.87 crores whereas the
average asset for each candidate was Rs. 3.62 crores. In 2009 the average assets per 262 MLAs
analyzed was Rs. 4.99 crores.
- Party-wise Average Assets: Among major parties, the
average assets per MLA for 122 BJP MLAs analysed is Rs 11.67 crores,
63 Shiv Sena MLAs have average assets of Rs.6.90 crores, 42 INC MLAs
have average assets worth of Rs.9.01 crores and 41 NCP MLAs have
average assets of Rs. 11.82 crores.
- MLAs with High Liabilities: A total of 87 MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs. 1 crore and above. Out of these 87 MLAs, 9 have declared
liabilities of Rs. 10 crore and above. Top three MLAs with highest
liabilities are as given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
Mumbai City |
Malabar Hill |
BJP |
1,98,61,79,233 |
91,66,98,414 |
Y |
|
2 |
Hitendra Vishnu Thakur |
Palghar |
Vasai |
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi |
1,00,22,72,416 |
18,77,91,503 |
Y |
|
3 |
Ashish Deshmukh |
Nagpur |
Katol |
BJP |
38,95,94,157 |
18,10,14,470 |
Y |
- Crorepati MLAs with no PAN: 2 MLAs with total assets
worth more than Rs. 1 crore have not declared PAN details. These MLAs are as
follows:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram |
Aurangabad |
Paithan |
SHS |
48,03,960 |
10,89,27,061 |
11,37,31,021 |
N |
|
2 |
Padvi Udesing Kocharu |
Nandurabar |
Shahada (St) |
BJP |
55,54,538 |
1,32,46,730 |
1,88,01,268 |
N |
- MLAs with High Income as declared
in ITR*: 22 MLAs
have declared total annual income of more than Rs. 1 crore. The top three MLAs
with highest declared annual income are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
Party Name |
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 |
Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
BJP |
Malabar Hill |
Mumbai City |
1,98,61,79,233 198 Crore+ |
2012-2013 |
34,66,82,610 34 Crore+ |
33,24,36,210 33 Crore+ |
|
2 |
Dilip Gangadhar Sopal |
NCP |
Barshi |
Solapur |
14,58,99,667 14 Crore+ |
2012-2013 |
9,85,15,762 9 Crore+ |
9,85,15,762 9 Crore+ |
|
3 |
Prashant Thakur |
BJP |
Panvel |
Raigad |
58,60,36,849 58 Crore+ |
2013-2014 |
5,61,37,139 5 Crore+ |
5,41,02,482 5 Crore+ |
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
- MLAs who have not declared Income
Tax Details*: 24 (8%) MLAs
out of 288 analyzed have not declared income tax details.* Some MLAs may be exempted
from filing Income Tax Returns
- MLAs with High Assets who have not declared Income Tax Details: 12 MLAs with assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore, have not declared Income Tax Details.
Comparative Analysis of Assets of Re-elected MLAs
- Number
of Re-elected MLAs: Number
of re-elected MLAs analysed in the Maharashtra Assembly 2014 elections is 108
- Average
Assets of re-elected MLAs in 2009: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2009 was Rs. 5.39 crores
- Average
Assets of re-elected MLAs in 2014: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2014 is Rs. 13.87 crores
- Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2009 to 2014: The average assets growth of re-elected MLAs is Rs. 8.47 crores i.e. by 157%.
- Education Details of MLAs: 126 (44%) MLAs have declared that they have an education qualification of 12th pass or below while 154 (53%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
- Age Details of MLAs: 151 (52%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 to 50 years while 136 (47%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 51 to 80 years and 1 MLA has declared his age to be more than 81 years.
- Gender Details of MLAs: Out of 288 MLA analyed, 20 (7%) MLAs are women while 268 (93%) MLAs are men. In 2009, out of 288 MLAs, 11 (4%) MLAs were women.
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