Press Release: Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of Ministers in the Odisha Assembly 2024

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Press Release

Date: June 14, 2024

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 16 Ministers including Chief Minister from Odisha State Assembly Elections 2024.

The information is based on the affidavits submitted by the ministers prior to 2024 Odisha Assembly Elections.

The full reports in English and Hindi can be accessed here: https://adrindia.org/content/analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and-other-details-ministers-odisha-0

Summary and Highlights

Criminal Background

Ministers with Criminal Cases: Out of the 16 ministers analysed, 14 (88%) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 9(56%) ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

Ministers with cases related to murder: One minister namely Gokulananda Mallik of BJP from Polasara Constituency has declared a case related to murder by life-convict (IPC Section-303).

Ministers with cases related to Attempt to Murder: 2 Ministers have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307) against themselves. The details of these ministers are given below:

S.No.	Name	Party	District	Constituency	Total Cases	Serious IPC
1	Gokulananda Mallik	BJP	Ganjam	Polasara	6	11
2	Pravati Parida	BJP	Puri	Nimapara	9	17

Table: Ministers with declared cases related to attempt to murder

Ministers with cases related to Crime against Women: 4 Ministers have declared cases related to crime against women. The details of these ministers are given below:

S.No.	Name	Party	District	Constituency	Total Cases	Serious IPC
1	Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna	BJP	Bhadrak	Dhamnagar (SC)	5	6
2	Krushna Chandra Patra	BJP	Dhenkanal	Dhenkanal	3	2
3	Pravati Parida	BJP	Puri	Nimapara	9	17
4	Rabi Narayan Naik	BJP	Sambalpur	Kuchinda (ST)	17	7

Table: Ministers with declared cases related to crime against women

Financial Background

Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 16 ministers analysed, 12 (75%) are crorepatis.

Average Assets: The average assets of 16 ministers analysed is Rs 7.61 crores.

High Assets Ministers: The minister with the highest declared total assets is Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo from Patnagarh constituency with assets worth Rs. 67.30 crores.

Minister with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna from Dhamnagar (SC) constituency with assets worth Rs. 60.49 Lakhs.

Liabilities: 14 ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Mohan Charan Majhi of Keonjhar (ST) constituency with Rs. 95.58 Lakhs of liabilities.

Other Background Details

Ministers’ Education: 2 (13%) ministers have declared their educational qualification to be 12^th pass, while 13 (81%) ministers have declared having an educational qualification of graduate and above. 1 minister is Diploma holder.

Ministers’ Age: 6 (37.5%) ministers have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 10 (62.5%) ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 70 years.