Press Release: Analysis of Assets Comparison of Re-Contesting MLAs in the Tripura Assembly Election 2023

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Date: February 10, 2023

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Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Tripura Election Watch have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 43 re-contesting MLAs in the Tripura Assembly Election 2023. Out of the 43 re-contesting MLAs, assets of 41 MLAs (95%) have increased ranging from 4% to 4890% and assets of 2 MLAs (5%) have decreased ranging from -1% to -99%.

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Summary of comparison for re-contesting MLAs

Average Assets in 2018 Elections: The average assets of these 43 re-contesting MLAs fielded by various parties including independents in 2018 was Rs 1.48 Crores.

Average Assets in 2023 Elections: The average asset of these 43 re-contesting MLAs in 2023 is Rs 2.42 Crores.

Average Asset growth in 5 years (2018-2023): The average asset growth for these 43 re- contesting MLAs, between the Tripura Assembly Elections of 2018 and 2023 is Rs 94.58 Lakhs.

Percentage growth in 5 years (2018-2023): Average percentage growth in assets for these 43 re-contesting MLAs is 64%.

Top 5 Re-contesting MLAs with highest asset increase (Rupees- wise)

Dr. Dilip Kumar Das of BJP from Barjala (SC) constituency has declared maximum increase in assets with an increase of Rs 6.47 Crores i.e from Rs 1.87 Crores in 2018 to Rs. 8.35 Crores in 2023.

Assets of Biswa Bandhu Sen of BJP from Dharmanagar constituency has increased by Rs 5.32 Crores, from Rs 4.40 Crores in 2018 to Rs 9.73 Crores in 2023.

Assets of Jishnu Dev Varma of BJP from Charilam (ST) constituency have risen by Rs 4.51 Crores, from Rs 11.07 Crores in 2018 to Rs 15.58 Crores in 2023.

The following table provides the asset details of top 5 re-contesting MLAs showing highest increase in assets (Rupee wise):

S.No.	Name	Source of Income (Self)	Source of Income (Spouse)	Party in Tripura 2023	Party in Tripura 2018	Constituency In Tripura 2023	Constituency In Tripura 2018	Assets in Tripura 2023 (Rs.)	Assets in Tripura 2018 (Rs.)	Assets Increase (Rs.)	% Increase in Assets	Total Annual Income as per last return (Rs.)
1.	Dr. Dilip Kumar Das	Private Practice, Pension & Allowance	Pensioner	BJP	BJP	Barjala (SC)	Barjala	8,35,12,746 8 Crore+	1,87,25,699 1 Crore+	6,47,87,047 6 Crore+	346%	32,24,516 32 Lacs+
2.	Biswa Bandhu Sen	Rental Income and Hotel Business	Pension From Govt. of Tripura	BJP	BJP	Dharmanagar	Dharmanagar	9,73,17,521 9 Crore+	4,40,94,405 4 Crore+	5,32,23,116 5 Crore+	121%	26,04,270 26 Lacs+
3.	Jishnu Dev Varma	Business & House Rent	House Rent	BJP	BJP	Charilam (ST)	Charilam	15,58,60,395 15 Crore+	11,07,38,073 11 Crore+	4,51,22,322 4 Crore+	41%	10,39,000 10 Lacs+
4.	Ratan Chakraborty	Allowances	Pension	BJP	BJP	Khayerpur	Khayerpur	3,84,19,718 3 Crore+	93,86,722 93 Lacs+	2,90,32,996 2 Crore+	309%	4,96,500 4 Lacs+
5.	Binay Bhushan Das	Salary from Member of Legislative Assembly	Business	BJP	BJP	Panisagar	Panisagar	2,70,07,729 2 Crore+	60,21,793 60 Lacs+	2,09,85,936 2 Crore+	348%	10,13,130 10 Lacs+

Table: Assets Comparison of top 5 re-contesting MLAs - rupees –wise

Average asset increase of re-contesting MLAs: Party-Wise

Following tables showcases the party-wise assortment of the average increase in assets of the re-contesting MLAs:

S.No.	Party in 2023	Total Number of MLAs	Average Assets in Tripura 2023 (in Rs)	Average Assets in Tripura 2018 (in Rs)	Average Asset Increase (in Rs)	Average % Increase in Asset
1.	BJP	27	3,00,48,629 3 Crore+	1,78,72,334 1 Crore+	1,21,76,295 1 Crore+	68.13%
2.	CPI(M)	7	97,13,964 97 Lacs+	52,80,118 52 Lacs+	44,33,846 44 Lacs+	83.97%
3.	INC	3	3,12,79,783 3 Crore+	2,98,09,872 2 Crore+	14,69,911 14 Lacs+	4.93%
4.	Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura	3	44,26,185 44 Lacs+	3,16,490 3 Lacs+	41,09,695 41 Lacs+	1298.52%
5.	Tipra Motha Party	2	77,33,907 77 Lacs+	17,48,815 17 Lacs+	59,85,092 59 Lacs+	342.24%
6.	Independent	1	4,20,58,345 4 Crore+	2,38,65,478 2 Crore+	1,81,92,867 1 Crore+	76.23%
GRAND TOTAL		43	2,42,78,018.16 2 Crore+	1,48,19,907.81 1 Crore+	94,58,110.34 94 Lacs+	64%