Press Release: 31% Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves; The total assets of 226 sitting MPs analysed are Rs. 26,047 Crores

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                                                                                                              Date: June 24, 2026

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have analyzed and updated the criminal, financial and other background details of 226 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs. In the current Rajya Sabha, four seats from West Bengal state are vacant. Three MPs have not been analysed as their affidavits were unavailable.


The detailed reports in English and Hindi can be accessed here: https://adrindia.org/content/Analysis-of-Criminal-Background-Financial-Education-Gender-and-other-details-of-Sitting-Rajya-Sabha-MPs-June2026

Summary and Highlights 

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Criminal background

  • Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: Out of the 226 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs analysed, 69(31%) Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves.
  • Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with serious criminal cases: 36 (16%) Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared serious criminal cases.
  • Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to murder: 1 Rajya Sabha Sitting MP has declared cases related to murder (IPC section 302).
  • Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to attempt to murder:  4 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307).
  • Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to Crime Against Women: 4 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared cases related to crimes against women.
  • Party wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: 28(26%) out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 12 (41%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2 (22%)  out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from AITC, 2(25%) out of 8 Rajya Sabha MPs from DMK, 2(50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from SP, 3(75%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 3(100%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS, 3(100%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from CPI(M), 2(67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from RJD, 1(25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from AIADMK, 1(25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP and 1(33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from AAP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
  • Party wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with serious criminal cases:  14(13%) out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 8 (28%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2 (22%)  out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from AITC, 1(13%) out of 8 Rajya Sabha MPs from DMK, 1(25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from SP, 1(25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 1(33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS, 2(67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from CPI(M), 1(25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP and 1(33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from AAP have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

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Figure: Party wise percentage of Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared criminal cases
  • State Wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: 5(71%) out of 7 Rajya Sabha MPs from Telangana, 2(67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi, 10 (53%) out of 19 Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra, 5(45%) out of 11 Rajya Sabha MPs from Andhra Pradesh, 7(44%) out of 16 Rajya Sabha MPs from Bihar and 4(44%) out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
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Figure: State wise percentage of Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared criminal cases


Financial Background


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Figure: Share of wealth among Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs
  • Share of wealth among Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs : The share of wealth amongst sitting Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs is as follows:

Value of assets (Rs)

Number of Rajya Sabha MPs

Percentage of Rajya Sabha MPs

Rs.10 crores and above

100

44%

Rs.5 crores to Rs.10 crores

41

18%

Rs.1 crore to Rs.5 crores

66

29%

Rs.20 lakhs to Rs.1 crore

15

7%

less than Rs.20 lakhs

4

2%

Table: Share of wealth among Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs

  • Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Out of the 226 sitting Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs analysed, 31 (14%) are Billionaires.
  • Party wise Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Among major parties, 7 (7%)out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 6 (21%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2(50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from YSRCP, 2(50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 2(67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS and 2(50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP have declared assets valued more than Rs 100 crore.

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Figure: Party Wise Percentage of Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs
  • States with Highest Percentage of Billionaire Rajya Sabha MPs: 4(57%) out of 7 MPs from Telangana, 5 (45%) out of 11 MPs from Andhra Pradesh, 3(30%) out of 10 MPs from Odisha, 2(29%) out of 7 MPs from Punjab, 2(18%) out of 11 MPs from Gujarat, 4(13%) out of 31 MPs from Uttar Pradesh, 2(11%) out of 18 MPs from Tamil Nadu, 3(16%) out of 19 MPs from Maharashtra and 1(20%) out of 5 MPs from Haryana have declared assets worth more than Rs. 100 crores.
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Figure: State Wise Percentage of Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs
  • Average assets:The average assets of Rajya Sabha sitting MPs is Rs. 115.25 crores.

  • Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per MP for 107 BJP Rajya Sabha MPs analysed is Rs 76.46 crores, 29 INC Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets of Rs 130.37 crores , 9 AITC Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 16.72, 4 TDP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 251.95 crores, 8 DMK Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 11.90 crores, 4 YSRCP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 170.88 crores, 4 NCP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 149.35 crores, 3 BRS Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 1841.39 crores, 4 SP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 399.71 crores and 5 BJD Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets of Rs. 122.22 crores.

  • Total assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets of 226 sitting MPs are Rs. 26,047 Crores.

  • Party wise total assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets for 107 BJP MPs analysed is Rs. 8,181 Crores, for 3 BRS MPs analysed is Rs 5,524 Crores, for 29 INC MPs analysed is Rs 3,781 Crores and 4 Independent MPs have total assets worth Rs.2,211 Crores.

  • States with Highest Total Assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets for 7 MPs analysed from Telangana is Rs 8,310 crores, followed by 7 MPs analysed from Punjab is Rs 5,729 crores and 31 MPs analysed from Uttar Pradesh have total assets worth Rs.3,089 Crores.
  • Highest asset Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs*:The top three Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs with highest assets are given below:

S.No.

Name

State/UT

Party Name

Movable Assets (Rs)

Immovable Assets (Rs)

Total Assets (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Sri Dr Bandi Partha Saradhi

Telangana

BRS

52,15,25,82,610

84,95,67,300

53,00,21,49,910
 5300 Crore+

Y

2

Rajinder Gupta

Punjab

BJP

44,37,29,89,181

6,15,74,69,530

50,53,04,58,711
 5053 Crore+

Y

3

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Telangana

INC

21,04,74,05,863

4,53,50,00,000

25,58,24,05,863
 2558 Crore+

Y

 Table: Top three Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with highest declared assets

  • Lowest Assets Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: 3 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs  with lowest assets are given below:

S.No.

Name

State/UT

Party Name

Movable Assets (Rs)

Immovable Assets (Rs)

Total Assets (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Sant Balbir Singh

Punjab

AAP

3,79,972

0

3,79,972
 3 Lacs+

Y

2

A A Rahim

Kerala

CPI(M)

7,12,414

4,50,000

11,62,414
 11 Lacs+

N

3

Sumitra Balmik

Madhya Pradesh

BJP

2,85,000

15,00,000

17,85,000
 17 Lacs+

Y

Table: Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with lowest declared assets

  • Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs with highest liabilities: 164(73%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared liabilities, and the details of the top 3 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with highest declared liabilities are as follows:

S.No.

Name

State/UT

Party Name

Total Assets (Rs)

Liabilities (Rs)

Disputed liabilities (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Nathwani Parimal

Jharkhand

IND

7,55,05,61,771
 755 Crore+

2,56,36,05,310
 256 Crore+

0

Y

2

Bhashyam Rama Krishna

Andhra Pradesh

TDP

6,72,60,75,969
 672 Crore+

2,00,65,03,389
 200 Crore+

0

Y

3

Jaya Amitabh Bachchan

Uttar Pradesh

SP

15,78,88,62,397
 1578 Crore+

1,49,29,86,453
 149 Crore+

0

Y

 Table: Top three Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with highest liabilities

  • Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs with highest income as declared in ITR*:The table below shows 3 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs who have declared highest income in their Income Tax Returns.

S.No.

Name

Party Name

State/UT

Total Assets (Rs)

Self Source of Income

Spouse's Source of Income

The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by MP

Total income shown by MP in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs)

Self income shown by MP in ITR (Rs)

1

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi

INC

Telangana

25,58,24,05,863

2558 Crore+

Professional Fees, Returns of Investments, Other Sources including MP Pension.

Returns of Investments, Rent from Property, Other Sources including Royalty and Professional Fees.

2024-2025

3,78,74,16,690

378 Crore+

3,74,05,98,820

374 Crore+

2

Jaya Amitabh Bachchan

SP

Uttar Pradesh

15,78,88,62,397

1578 Crore+

Income From Endorsement, MP Salary, Professional Fees, Interest Income among other

Income From Endorsement, Professional Fees, Rent Income, Interest Income, Dividend Income, Capital Gain, Income from Solar Plant among other

2022-2023

2,75,38,52,780

275 Crore+

1,63,56,190

1 Crore+

3

Rajinder Gupta

BJP

Punjab

50,53,04,58,711

5053 Crore+

Business & Investment

Private Service & Investment

2024-2025

1,74,29,91,920

174 Crore+

24,25,14,070

24 Crore+

Table: Top 3 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with highest income as declared in income tax returns

*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents


Other Background Details

  • Education Details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs:  36 (16%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 182 (81%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. 1 Rajya Sabha MP has declared himself to be just literate and 7 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs are Diploma Holders.
  • Age details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: 12 (5%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their age to be between 31 and 40 years while 120 (53%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their age to be between 41 and 60 years.There are 91(40%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs who have declared their age to be between 61 to 80 years.  There are 3 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs who have declared their age to be above 80 years.
  • Gender details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Out of 226 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs, 34 (15%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs are women.

Contact Details

 

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Maj.Gen. Anil Verma (Retd)

Head

Association for Democratic Reforms,

National Election Watch

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Prof Trilochan Sastry

Chairman, Founder & Trustee

Association for Democratic Reforms,

National Election Watch

Visiting Faculty, IIM Bangalore

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Dr. Ajit Ranade

Founder Member & Trustee

Association for Democratic Reforms,

National Election Watch

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