Press Release: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of Ministers in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly 2022

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Press Release

Date: January 9, 2023

Dear Friends,

Himachal Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 9 Ministers including Chief Minister from Himachal Pradesh State Assembly 2022.

For the complete reports in Hindi and English, please go to: https://adrindia.org/content/analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and-other-details-ministers-13

Summary and Highlights

Criminal Background

Ministers with Criminal Cases: 7(78%) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 4(44%) ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

Financial Background

Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 9 ministers analysed, all 9 (100%) are crorepatis.

Average Assets: The average assets of 9 ministers analysed is Rs 17.88 crores.

Minister with Highest Assets: The minister with the highest declared total assets is Vikramaditya Singh from Shimla Rural constituency with assets worth Rs. 101.39 crores.

Minister with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Jagat Singh Negi from Kinnaur (st) constituency with assets worth Rs. 3.38 crores.

Liabilities: All 9 ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Anirudh Singh of Kusumpti constituency with Rs. 6.77 crores of liabilities.

Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age)

Ministers’ Education: All 9 (100%) ministers have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.

Ministers’ Age: 3 (33%) ministers have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years while 5 (56%) ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years and 1 minister has declared his age 82 years.