· MLAs with Criminal Cases: Out of the 68 MLAs analysed, 22(32%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against them. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 14 (21%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
· MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 8 (12%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against them. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 5 (7%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
· Party wise MLAs with Criminal Cases: 2(10%) out of 21 MLAs from Indian National Congress (INC), 18(41%) out of 44 MLAs from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), 1(100%) MLA from CPI (M) and 1(50%) out of 2 Independent MLAs have declared criminal cases against them in their affidavits.
· Party wise MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 1(5%) out of 21 MLAs from Indian National Congress (INC), 6(14%) out of 44 MLAs from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and 1(100%) MLA from CPI (M) have declared serious criminal cases against them in their affidavits.
Financial Background
· Share of wealth among MLAs : The share of wealth amongst the MLAs contesting in assembly elections of Himachal Pradesh is as follows:
Value of assets
|
No. of MLAs
|
Percentage of MLAs
|
Rs 5 cr and above
|
24
|
35%
|
Rs 2 crores to 5 crores
|
21
|
31%
|
Rs 50 lakhs to 2 crores
|
18
|
26%
|
Rs 10 lakhs to 50 lakhs
|
4
|
6%
|
less than Rs 10 lakhs
|
1
|
2%
|
Table:Share of wealth amongst contesting MLAs
· Crorepati MLAs: Out of the 68 MLAs analysed, 52 (76%) are crorepatis. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh 2012 assembly elections, 44 (65%) MLAs were crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati MLAs: 21 (100%) out of 21 MLAs from INC, 28 (64%) out of 44 MLAs from BJP, 1 (100%) MLA from CPI (M), and 2 (100%) Independent MLAs have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
· Average assets: The average of assets per MLA contesting in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 is Rs 8.88 Crores. In 2012, the average assets MLAs analyzed was Rs 7.45 crores.
· Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per MLA for 21 INC MLAs is Rs 13.80 crores, 44 BJP MLAs have average assets of Rs 6.14 crores, and 2 Independent MLAs have average assets of Rs. 12.85 Crores.
· High asset MLAs*: The top 3 MLAs with highest assets contesting in the Himachal Pradesh 2017 Assembly Elections are given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
CHOPAL
|
BJP
|
3,12,79,000
|
87,60,50,000
|
90,73,29,000
90 Crore+ |
Y
| |
2
|
SHIMLA
|
SHIMLA RURAL
|
INC
|
4,50,30,056
|
79,82,50,958
|
84,32,81,014
84 Crore+ |
Y
| |
3
|
MANDI
|
MANDI
|
BJP
|
3,24,82,216
|
37,00,00,000
|
40,24,82,216
40 Crore+ |
Y
|
Table:Top three MLAs with highest declared assets
· Low asset MLAs: The three MLAs with lowest assets are as follows:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
KANGRA
|
BAIJNATH
|
BJP
|
5,32,500
|
0
|
5,32,500
5 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
2
|
HAMIRPUR
|
BHORANJ
|
BJP
|
17,19,207
|
12,00,000
|
29,19,207
29 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
3
|
KULLU
|
BANJAR
|
BJP
|
9,95,766
|
20,00,000
|
29,95,766
29 Lacs+ |
Y
|
Table: MLAs with declared lowest assets
MLAs with high liabilities: 59 (87%) out of 68 MLAs have declared liabilities. The top three MLAs with highest liabilities are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Total Assets(Rs)
|
Liabilities (Rs)
|
Disputed liabilities (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
CHOPAL
|
BJP
|
90,73,29,000
90 Crore+ |
# 26,73,34,000
26 Crore+ |
73,00,000
73 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
2
|
SOLAN
|
ARKI
|
INC
|
30,52,15,611
30 Crore+ |
6,25,24,000
6 Crore+ |
0
|
Y
| |
3
|
SHIMLA
|
SHIMLA RURAL
|
INC
|
84,32,81,014
84 Crore+ |
5,53,90,000
5 Crore+ |
0
|
Y
|
Table Top three MLAs with high liabilities
# Disputed Liabilities
· MLAs with high income as declared in the ITR*: 3 MLAs have declared total annual income of more than Rs 1 Crore The details of these 3 MLAs are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
Party Name
|
Constituency
|
District
|
Total Asset (Rs)
|
Self-Source of Income
|
Spouse's Source of Income
|
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
|
CHOPAL
|
SHIMLA
|
90,73,29,000 90 Crore+
|
Business, Agriculture, Horticulture, Rent & Hotel
|
-
|
2015-2016
|
1,25,81,673 1 Crore+
|
1,25,81,673 1 Crore+
| |
2
|
BJP
|
DHARAMPUR
|
MANDI
|
15,38,35,376 15 Crore+
|
-
|
-
|
2017-2018
|
1,14,37,084 1 Crore+
|
18,54,870 18 Lacs+
| |
3
|
INC
|
ARKI
|
SOLAN
|
30,52,15,611 30 Crore+
|
Salary, Bank Interest, Agriculture/Horticulture
|
Interest, Pension, Agriculture/Horticulture
|
2017-2018
|
1,04,64,065 1 Crore+
|
31,12,380 31 Lacs+
|
Table: MLAs with high income as declared in ITR
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Sources of Income: 10 (15%) out of 68 MLAs have not declared their sources of income.
· MLAs who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 4(6%) out of 68 MLAs have not declared income tax details.
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· MLAs with high assets who have not declared Income Tax Details*: There are 2 MLAs with assets more than Rs 1 crore and have not declared income tax details. Their details are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Total Income (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
Self source of Income
|
Spouse’s Source of income
|
PAN Given
|
Self Income
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
THEOG
|
CPI(M)
|
750000
|
18,15,08,484 18 Crore+
|
Agriculturist
|
Salary
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
| |
2
|
MANDI
|
BALH
|
BJP
|
755216
|
1,10,80,083 1 Crore+
|
-
|
-
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
|
Table: MLAs with highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Number of re-elected MLAs:Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2017 is 30
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 was Rs 5.79 crores
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017:The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017 is Rs 10.39 crores
· Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2012 to 2017: The growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs is Rs 4.60 crores i.e. by 79%.
Comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 and 2017
S.No.
|
Party in Himachal Pradesh 2017
|
Total Number of MLAs
|
Average Assets in Himachal Pradesh 2017 (Rs.)
|
Average Assets in Himachal Pradesh 2012 (Rs.)
|
Average Asset Increase/ decrease (Rs.)
|
Average
% Increase in Asset |
1
|
BJP
|
17
| 10,76,30,468 10 Crore+ |
5,24,12,933
5 Crore+ |
5,52,17,535
5 Crore+ |
105%
|
2
|
INC
|
13
| 9,91,88,888 9 Crore+ |
6,52,20,271
6 Crore+ |
3,39,68,617
3 Crore+ |
52%
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
30
|
10,39,72,449.93
10 Crore+ |
5,79,62,779.66
5 Crore+ |
4,60,09,670.26
4 Crore+ |
79%
| |
Other Background Details
· Education details of MLAs: 21 (31%) MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 8th pass and 12th pass, while 47(69%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
· Age details of MLAs: 20(29%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 46(68%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years and 1 MLA has declared his age above 80 years.
Gender details of MLAs: Out of 68 MLAs, 4 (6%) MLAs are women. In 2012, out of 68 MLAs, 3 (4%) MLAs were women.
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