Press Release: Analysis of Assets Comparison of Re-Elected MPs Between 2004 to 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

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Date: February 22, 2024

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Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 23 re-elected MPs between 2004 to 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

For the complete reports in English and Hindi, please see: https://adrindia.org/content/analysis-criminal-financial-and-other-details-re-elected-mps-between-2004-2019-lok-sabha

Criminal Background

Re-elected MPs with criminal cases: Out of the 23 Re-elected MPs analysed, 12 (52%) Re-elected MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Re-elected MPs with serious criminal cases: 9 (39%) Re-elected MPs have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, dacoity etc.

Party wise Percentage of Re-elected MPs with Criminal Cases: 7(41%) out of 17 Re-elected MPs from BJP, 3 (100%) out of 3 Re-elected MPs from INC, 1 (100%) Re-elected MP from AIMIM and 1(100%) Re-elected MP from SHS have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Party wise Percentage of Re-elected MPs with Serious Criminal Cases: 5(29%) out of 17 Re-elected MPs from BJP, 3 (100%) out of 3 Re-elected MPs from INC and 1(100%) Re-elected MP from AIMIM have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Summary of comparison for re-elected MPs

Average Assets in 2004 Elections: The average assets of these 23 re-elected MPs in 2004 was Rs 1.52 Crore.

Average Assets in 2009 Elections: The average asset of these 23 re-elected MPs in 2009 was Rs 3.46 Crores.

Average Assets in 2014 Elections: The average asset of these 23 re-elected MPs in 2014 was Rs 9.85 Crores.

Average Assets in 2019 Elections: The average asset of these 23 re-elected MPs in 2019 was Rs 17.51 Crores.

Average Assets growth between 2004 to 2019: The average asset growth for these 23 re- elected MPs, between the Lok Sabha Elections of 2004 to 2019 is Rs 15.98 Crores.

Percentage growth between 2004 to 2019): Average percentage growth in assets for these 23 re-elected MPs is 1045%.

Top 3 Re-elected MPs with highest asset increase (Rupees- wise) *

Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa of BJP from Bijapur constituency has declared maximum increase in assets with an increase of Rs 49.86 Crores i.e from Rs 54.80 Lakhs in 2004 to Rs. 50.41 Crores in 2019.

Assets of Maneka Sanjay Gandhi of BJP from Sultanpur constituency has increased by Rs 49.02 Crores, from Rs 6.66 Crores in 2004 to Rs 55.69 Crores in 2019.

Assets of Rao Inderjit Singh of BJP from Gurgaon constituency have risen by Rs 36.58 Crores, from Rs 5.51 Crores in 2004 to Rs 42.09 Crores in 2019.

The following table provides the asset details of 3 top re-elected MPs showing highest increase in assets (Rupee wise):

S.No.	Name	Party in Lok Sabha 2019	Party in Lok Sabha 2014	Party in Lok Sabha 2009	Party in Lok Sabha 2004	State In Lok Sabha 2019	Constituency In Lok Sabha 2019	Constituency In Lok Sabha 2014	Constituency In Lok Sabha 2009	Constituency In Lok Sabha 2004	Assets in Lok Sabha 2019 (Rs.)	Assets in Lok Sabha 2014 (Rs.)	Assets in Lok Sabha 2009 (Rs.)	Assets in Lok Sabha 2004 (Rs.)	Asset Increase (Rs.)	% Increase in Asset
1	Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa	BJP	BJP	BJP	BJP	Karnataka	Bijapur	Bijapur	Bijapur	Chikkodi	50,41,22,985 50 Crore+	8,94,29,828 8 Crore+	1,17,53,725 1 Crore+	54,80,600 54 Lacs+	49,86,42,385 49 Crore+	9098%
2	Maneka Sanjay Gandhi	BJP	BJP	BJP	BJP	Uttar Pradesh	Sultanpur	Pilibhit	Aonla	Pilibhit	55,69,26,451 55 Crore+	37,41,32,826 37 Crore+	17,56,85,977 17 Crore+	6,66,93,700 6 Crore+	49,02,32,751 49 Crore+	735%
3	Rao Inderjit Singh	BJP	BJP	INC	INC	Haryana	Gurgaon	Gurgaon	Gurgaon	Mahendragarh	42,09,70,754 42 Crore+	25,06,98,763 25 Crore+	6,73,83,257 6 Crore+	5,51,05,874 5 Crore+	36,58,64,880 36 Crore+	664%

Table: Assets Comparison of top 3 re-elected MPs - rupees - wise

Average asset increases of re-elected MPs: Party-Wise

Following tables showcases the party wise assortment of the average increase in assets of the re-elected MPs:

S.No.	Party in Lok Sabha 2019	Total Number of MPs	Average Assets in Lok Sabha 2019 (in Rs)	Average Assets in Lok Sabha 2014 (in Rs)	Average Assets in Lok Sabha 2009 (in Rs)	Average Assets in Lok Sabha 2004 (in Rs)	Average Asset Increase (in Rs)	Average % Increase
1.	BJP	17	19,21,60,470 19 Crore+	10,63,04,262 10 Crore+	3,76,35,221 3 Crore+	1,63,43,128 1 Crore+	17,58,17,342 17 Crore+	1076%
2.	INC	3	12,61,52,139 12 Crore+	8,94,55,897 8 Crore+	2,23,37,677 2 Crore+	1,11,67,330 1 Crore+	11,49,84,809 11 Crore+	1030%
3.	BJD	1	10,68,94,976 10 Crore+	8,88,34,098 8 Crore+	5,07,93,831 5 Crore+	1,78,43,407 1 Crore+	8,90,51,569 8 Crore+	499%
4.	SHS	1	9,68,73,189 9 Crore+	6,08,86,040 6 Crore+	3,03,99,471 3 Crore+	1,88,08,750 1 Crore+	7,80,64,439 7 Crore+	415%
5.	AIMIM	1	17,90,44,376 17 Crore+	4,06,11,099 4 Crore+	93,02,233 93 Lacs+	39,02,342 39 Lacs+	17,51,42,034 17 Crore+	4488%
GRAND TOTAL		23	17,51,30,302 17 Crore+	9,85,16,147 9 Crore+	3,46,65,536 3 Crore+	1,52,99,550 1 Crore+	15,98,30,752 15 Crore+	1045%

Table: Average asset increases of re-elected MPs – party wise

Elections-wise Total Assets of Re-elected MPs

Elections wise Total Assets of Re-elected MPs: The total assets for 23 re-elected MPs from Lok Sabha 2019 were Rs 402.79 crores, Lok Sabha 2014 was Rs 226.58 crores, Lok Sabha 2009 was Rs 79.73 crores and Lok Sabha 2004 was Rs. 35.18 Crores.

Election	Total Assets of Re-elected MPs (Rs.)	Average Assets of Re-elected MPs (Rs)
Lok Sabha 2019	Rs 4,02,79,96,953 402 Crore+	17,51,30,302 17 Crore+
Lok Sabha 2014	Rs 2,26,58,71,382 226 Crore+	9,85,16,147 9 Crore+
Lok Sabha 2009	Rs 79,73,07,323 79 Crore+	3,46,65,536 3 Crore+
Lok Sabha 2004	Rs 35,18,89,661 35 Crore+	1,52,99,550 1 Crore+

Table: Elections wise Total Assets and Average Assets of Re-elected MPs

Other Background Details-Lok Sabha 2019

Education Details of Re-elected MPs: 4(17.4%) Re-elected MPs have declared their educational qualification to be between 10^th and 12^thstandard while 18 (78.3%) Re-elected MPs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above and 1 Re-elected MP is Diploma holder.

Age details of Re-elected MPs: 4 (17.4%) Re-elected MPs have declared their age to be between 40 to 50 years while 19 (82.6%) Re-elected MPs have declared their age to be between 51 to 80 years.