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Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Haryana Election Watch have analyzed the criminal, financial and other background details of all sitting MLAs. This analysis is based on the affidavit submitted by the candidates prior to the 2014 Assembly elections and bye elections conducted thereafter. For the complete report, please go to: https://adrindia.org/content/haryana-assembly-election-2014-analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and
· MLAs with criminal cases: Out of 90 sitting MLAs, 10(11%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves.
· MLAs with serious criminal cases: 6(7%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases.
· Party wise sitting MLAs with criminal cases: 5 (10%) out of 48 MLAs from BJP, 2(11%) out of 18 MLAs from INLD and 1 MLA each from INC, Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) and Independent have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise sitting MLAs with serious criminal cases: 2 (4%) out of 48 MLAs from BJP and 1 MLA each from INC, INLD, Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) and Independent have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Table: Figure: Party wise percentage of MLAs with declared criminal cases
|
Party |
Total number of MLAs analysed |
MLAs with declared Criminal Cases |
Percentage of MLAs with declared criminal cases |
MLAs with declared serious criminal cases |
Percentage of MLAs with declared serious criminal cases |
|
BJP |
48 |
5 |
10% |
2 |
4% |
|
INLD |
18 |
2 |
11% |
1 |
6% |
|
INC |
15 |
1 |
7% |
1 |
7% |
|
IND |
5 |
1 |
20% |
1 |
20% |
|
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
2 |
1 |
50% |
1 |
50% |
|
Others |
2 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
Total |
90 |
10 |
11% |
6 |
7% |
Table: Party wise percentage of MLAs with declared criminal cases
· Crorepati MLAs: Out of 90 sitting MLAs , 75(83%) are crorepatis.
· Party wise crorepati MLAs: 41 (85%)out of 48 MLAs from BJP, 14(93%) out of 15 MLAs from INC, 12(67%) out of 18 MLAs from INLD, 2(100%) out of 2 MLAs from Haryana Janhit Congress (BL), 1(100%) out of 1 MLA from BSP and 5 (100%) out of 5 Independent MLAs have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore.

|
Party Name |
Number of MLAs Analyzed |
Number of Crorepatis |
Percentage of Crorepati MLAs |
|
BJP |
48 |
41 |
85% |
|
INC |
15 |
14 |
93% |
|
INLD |
18 |
12 |
67% |
|
IND |
5 |
5 |
100% |
|
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
2 |
2 |
100% |
|
BSP |
1 |
1 |
100% |
|
SAD |
1 |
0 |
0% |
|
Total |
90 |
75 |
83% |
Table: Party wise Comparison of Crorepati MLAs
· Average assets: The average of assets per sitting MLA is Rs.12.97 crores.
· Party wise average assets: The average assets per MLA for 48 BJP MLAs analysed is Rs.10.34 crores , 18 INLD MLAs analysed is Rs.13.63 crores, 15 INC MLAs analysed is Rs.12.43 crores, 2 Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) MLAs analysed is Rs.80.12 crores and 5 Independent MLAs have average assets of Rs.13.93 crores.
|
Party Name |
Number of Winners Analyzed |
Average Assets (Rs) |
|
BJP |
48 |
Rs 10,34,91,811~ 10 Crore+ |
|
INLD |
18 |
Rs 13,63,21,618~ 13 Crore+ |
|
INC |
15 |
Rs 12,43,57,640~ 12 Crore+ |
|
IND |
5 |
Rs 13,93,16,264~ 13 Crore+ |
|
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
2 |
Rs 80,12,66,684~ 80 Crore+ |
|
BSP |
1 |
Rs 8,96,33,011~ 8 Crore+ |
|
SAD |
1 |
Rs 28,77,107~ 28 Lacs+ |
|
All Parties |
90 |
Rs 12,97,59,838 12 Crore+ |
Table: Party Wise Average Assets of MLAs
· High asset MLAs*:The top five MLAs 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 |
Faridabad |
Faridabad |
BJP |
62,95,89,881 |
43,67,52,731 |
1,06,63,42,612 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
Hisar |
Adampur |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
64,74,38,575 |
15,38,28,109 |
80,12,66,684 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
Hisar |
Hansi |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
64,74,38,575 |
15,38,28,109 |
80,12,66,684 |
Y |
|
|
4 |
Hisar |
Narnaund |
BJP |
30,90,59,401 |
46,50,02,057 |
77,40,61,458 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
Sirsa |
Sirsa |
INLD |
22,61,08,838 |
50,17,75,000 |
72,78,83,838 |
Y |
Table: Top five MLAs with highest declared assets
· Low asset MLAs: The details of five MLAs with the lowest assets are given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Bhiwani |
Bawani Khera (SC) |
BJP |
6,65,067 |
1,00,000* |
7,65,067 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
Sirsa |
Kalanwali (SC) |
SAD |
28,77,107 |
0 |
28,77,107 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
Bhiwani |
Dadri |
INLD |
10,59,155 |
22,50,670 |
33,09,825 |
N |
|
|
4 |
Karnal |
Nilokheri (SC) |
BJP |
20,35,823 |
17,00,000 |
37,35,823 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
Mewat |
Ferozepur Jhirka |
INLD |
4,26,976* |
34,00,000 |
38,26,976 |
Y |
Table: Top five MLAs with lowest declared assets
*on assets value indicates that the MLA has not provided the total in their affidavits, it has been calculated on the basis of details provided by them in the same
· MLAs with high liabilities: 15 MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs 1 crore and above, and the details of the top 5 MLAs are as follows:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
Faridabad |
Faridabad |
BJP |
1,06,63,42,612 |
43,94,29,153 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
Panipat |
Samalkha |
IND |
31,70,57,573 |
14,45,34,753 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
Panipat |
Panipat City |
BJP |
8,97,92,177 |
10,45,63,000 |
Y |
|
|
4 |
Hisar |
Adampur |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
80,12,66,684 |
10,40,02,005 |
Y |
|
|
5 |
Hisar |
Hansi |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) |
80,12,66,684 |
10,40,02,005 |
Y |
Table: Top five MLAs with high liabilities
· MLAs with high income as declared in ITR*:The table below shows 5 MLAs who have declared highest income in their Income Tax Returns.
|
S.No. |
Name |
Party Name |
Constituency |
District |
Total Asset (Rs) |
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by MLA |
Total income shown by MLA in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) |
Self-income shown by MLA in ITR (Rs) |
|
1 |
BJP |
Faridabad |
Faridabad |
1,06,63,42,612 106 Crore+ |
2012-2013 |
4,42,17,962 4 Crore+ |
2,27,24,431 2 Crore+ |
|
|
2 |
INLD |
Ellenabad |
Sirsa |
43,13,01,267 43 Crore+ |
2013-2014 |
2,16,74,730 2 Crore+ |
2,16,34,800 2 Crore+ |
|
|
3 |
BJP |
Narnaund |
Hisar |
77,40,61,458 77 Crore+ |
2012-2013 |
2,05,20,331 2 Crore+ |
93,08,412 93 Lacs+ |
|
|
4 |
INLD |
Dabwali |
Sirsa |
60,26,32,992 60 Crore+ |
2012-2013 |
1,70,73,290 1 Crore+ |
59,76,650 59 Lacs+ |
|
|
5 |
INC |
Kaithal |
Kaithal |
4,59,26,000 4 Crore+ |
2013-2014 |
1,09,70,734 1 Crore+ |
88,57,496 88 Lacs+ |
Table: Top 5 MLAs with high income as declared in income tax returns
· MLAs who have not declared Income Tax Details*:12 (13%) MLAs out of 90 analyzed have not declared income tax details.
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Education Details of MLAs: 28 (31%) MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 60 (67%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. 1 MLA has declared that he is illiterate and 1 MLA hold diploma in Civil engineering.
· Age details of MLAs: 45 (50%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 45 (50%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 51 and 70 years.
· Gender details of MLAs: Out of 90 MLAs, 13 (14%) MLAs are women.
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