Press Release: 43% Ministers from State Assemblies across India have declared criminal cases. Average Assets of Ministers from State Assemblies is Rs 16.63 crores

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Press Release

Date: January 31, 2023

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) & National Election Watch (NEW) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of current Council of Ministers in State Assemblies and Union Territories across the nation. This data has been extracted from affidavits filed by the Ministers prior to contesting their last elections. A total of 558 Ministers out of 567 have been analysed across 28 State Assemblies and 2 Union Territories.

For the complete reports in English and Hindi, please see: https://adrindia.org/content/analysis-sitting-council-ministers-28-state-assemblies-and-2-union-territories-india-2023

Criminal Background

Ministers with Criminal Cases: Out of the 558 ministers analysed from state assemblies, 239 (43%) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 164 (29%) ministers from State assemblies have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc.

State with Highest Percentage of Ministers with Criminal Cases: 28 (85%) out of 33 ministers from Tamil Nadu, 7 (78%) out of 9 ministers from Himachal Pradesh, 13 (76%) out of 17 ministers from Telangana, 15 (75%) out of 20 ministers from Maharashtra, 11(73%) out of 15 ministers from Punjab, and 21 (70%) out of 30 ministers from Bihar have declared criminal cases against themselves in their self-sworn affidavits.

State with Highest Percentage of Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 13 (65%) out of 20 ministers from Maharashtra, 7 (64%) out of 11 ministers from Jharkhand, 10 (59%) out of 17 ministers from Telangana, 15 (50%) out of 30 ministers from Bihar, 16(48%) out of 33 ministers from Tamil Nadu, and 7 (47%) out of 15 ministers from Punjab have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their self-sworn affidavits.

Figure: Percentage of ministers with criminal cases- state-wise

Ministers with Charges related to Murder: 9 ministers from State Assemblies have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302).

Ministers with Charges related to Attempt to Murder: 21 ministers from State Assemblies have declared cases related to attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-307).

Ministers with cases related to Crimes against Women: 10 ministers from State Assemblies have declared cases related to crimes against women.

Ministers with Charges related to Communal Violence: 11 ministers have declared cases related to communal violence. (Indian Penal Code Sections-153A, 295 and 295A).

Financial Background

Average Assets of Ministers: The average of assets per minister from state assemblies is Rs 16.63 Crores.

Average Assets of Ministers with declared criminal cases from State Assemblies vs Average Assets of Ministers with no Criminal Cases: The average assets of Ministers with declared criminal cases is Rs 21.21 Crores. As compared to this, the average assets of ministers with no criminal cases is Rs 13.20 Crores.

State with Highest Average Assets of Ministers: The state with the highest average assets per minister is Karnataka (27 ministers) with average assets of Rs 73.09 crores, followed by Maharashtra (20 ministers) with average assets of Rs 47.45 crores and Chhattisgarh (13 ministers) with average assets of Rs 43.96 crores.

State with Lowest Average Assets of Ministers: The state with the lowest average assets of ministers is Tripura (11 ministers) with average assets of Rs 2.67 crores, followed by Kerala (18 ministers) with average assets of Rs 2.73 crores and Manipur (12 ministers) with average assets of Rs 3.69 crores.

Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 558 ministers analysed from State Assemblies, 486 (87%) are crorepatis.

State with Highest Percentage of Crorepati Ministers: All State Council of Ministers analyzed from Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana and Uttarakhand are 100% crorepatis. They are followed by 94% of ministers from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and 93 % ministers from Rajasthan who have declared assets valued at Rs 1 crore and above.

Figure: State Wise Percentage of Crorepati Ministers

Analysis Based on Gender

Gender details of Ministers: Out of 558 ministers, 51 (9%) ministers are women. Highest number of women ministers are from West Bengal 8(18%) followed by Odisha with 5(23%) and Uttar Pradesh 5(10%).

It is to be noted that there are no women ministers in Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Sikkim Assemblies.

Overall Education Report:

Education Group	Number of Ministers analyzed	% of Ministers
Literate	3	1%
5th Pass	4	1%
8th Pass	16	3%
10th Pass	52	9%
12th Pass	84	15%
Graduate	131	23%
Graduate Professional	103	18%
Post Graduate	128	23%
Doctorate	24	4%
Diploma	13	2%
Total	558	100%

Table: Analysis of ministers on the basis of education

Analysis Based on Age Groups:

Age Of Ministers (Year)	Total No. of Ministers analyzed	% of Ministers in each age group
25 to 30	6	1.08%
31 to 40	42	7.53%
41 to 50	139	24.91%
51 to 60	200	35.84%
61 to 70	143	25.63%
71 to 80	26	4.66%
81 to 90	2	0.36%
Total	558	100%