Press Release: Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 : Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of Winning Candidates
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Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Sikkim Election Watch have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 32 winning candidates in the Sikkim 2024 Assembly Elections.
- Winning candidates with criminal cases: Out of the 32 winning candidates analysed in 2024 2(6%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 32 MLAs analysed during Sikkim Assembly elections in 2019, none of the winners have any declared criminal cases against themselves.
- Note: P
S Tamang has contested from two constituencies and won from both
constituencies. He is the only one winner who has declared criminal cases
against himself.
Figure: Comparison of declared criminal cases of MLAs of 2009, 2014, 2019 vs Winning candidates 2024
Financial Background
- Crorepati Winning candidates: Out of the 32 winning candidates analysed, 31 (97%) are crorepatis. Out of 32 MLAs analysed during Sikkim assembly elections 2019, 24 (75%) MLAs were crorepatis.
- Party-wise crorepati winning candidates: 30 (97%) out of 31 from Sikkim Krantikari Morcha and 1 (100%) Sikkim Democratic Front winner candidate have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
- Share of Wealth among winning candidates: The table given below shows the share of wealth among winning candidates in Sikkim Assembly Elections, 2024:
|
Value of assets (Rs.) |
No. of winning candidates |
Percentage of winning candidates |
|
Rs. 10 crores and above |
15 |
47% |
|
Rs. 5 crores to Rs. 10 crores |
11 |
34% |
|
Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 5 crores |
5 |
16% |
|
Less than Rs. 1 crore |
1 |
3% |
Table: Share of Wealth among winning candidates
- Average assets: The average assets per winning candidate in the Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 is Rs 21.65 Crores. The average assets per MLA in the Sikkim Assembly Elections 2019 was Rs 8.63 crore.
- Party wise average assets: The average assets per winning candidate for 31 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha winning candidates is Rs 20.47 Crores and 1 Sikkim Democratic Front winner candidate has average assets worth Rs 58.27 Crores.
- High assets winning candidates: The top three winning candidates with high assets are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa |
Gangtok |
Gangtok (BL) |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
1,00,65,292 |
1,36,51,64,568 |
1,37,52,29,860 |
Y |
|
2 |
Nar Bahadur Dahal |
Gangtok |
Khamdong-Singtam |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
56,43,46,722 |
17,67,45,181 |
74,10,91,903 |
Y |
|
3 |
Samdup Lepcha |
Mangan |
Lachen Mangan (BL) |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
7,91,83,861 |
58,05,51,376 |
65,97,35,237 |
Y |
Table: Top three winning candidates with highest declared assets
- Winning candidates with high liabilities: 7 winning candidates have declared liabilities of Rs 1 crore and above, and the details of the top 3 winning candidates are as follows:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Tenzing Norbu Lamtha |
Gangtok |
Shyari (BL) |
Sikkim Democratic Front |
58,27,07,142 |
23,21,87,700 |
Y |
|
2 |
Nar Bahadur Dahal |
Gangtok |
Khamdong-Singtam |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
74,10,91,903 |
19,01,50,431 |
Y |
|
3 |
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa |
Gangtok |
Gangtok (BL) |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
1,37,52,29,860 |
7,05,04,729 |
Y |
Table: Top three winning candidates with high liabilities
- Education Details of winning candidates: 11 (34%) winning candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 8th pass and 12th pass, while 18 (56%) winning candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate and above. 2 winning candidates are Diploma holders and 1 winner candidate has declared himself to be just literate.
- Age details of winning candidates: 11 (34%) winning candidates have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years while 21 (66%) winning candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years.
- Gender details of winning candidates: Out of 32 winning candidates analysed, 4 (12.5%) winning candidates are women. In 2019, out of 32 MLAs, 3 (9%) MLAs were women.
Comparative Analysis Of Assets Of Re-Elected MLAs
- Number of re-elected MLAs: Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the Sikkim assembly elections of 2024 is 14.
- Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2019: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2019 was Rs 6.31 crore.
- Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2024: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2024 is Rs 14.86 crores.
- Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2019 to 2024: The growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs is Rs 8.55 crores i.e. by 135%.
|
S.No. |
Party in Sikkim Assembly 2024 |
Total Number of Re-elected MLAs |
Average Assets in Sikkim 2024 (Rs.) |
Average Assets in Sikkim 2019 (Rs.) |
Average Asset Increase (Rs.) |
Average |
|
1. |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
14 |
14,86,21,058 |
6,31,17,584 |
8,55,03,474 |
135.47% |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
14 |
14,86,21,058.28 |
6,31,17,583.78 |
8,55,03,474.5 |
135% |
|
Association for Democratic Reforms/National Election Watch/ Sikkim Election Watch
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