Dear Friends,
Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 146 newly elected MLAs of 2019 out of 147 in the Odisha Assembly. Polling was held in 146 assembly seats, as election in Patkura constituency was postponed due to cyclone Fani.
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Summary and Highlights
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
· MLAs with criminal cases: Out of the 146 MLAs analysed, 67(46%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 147 MLAs analysed during Odisha Assembly elections in 2014, 52 (35%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
· MLAs with serious criminal cases:49(34%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping etc. Out of 147 MLAs analysed during Odisha Assembly elections in 2014, 41 (28%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
· An INC Winner, Ramesh Chandra Jena from SANAKHEMUNDI constituencyhas declared 51 criminal cases against himself, including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, extortion, Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, criminal intimidation etc.
Figure: Comparison of MLAs with declared criminal cases in 2009, 2014 and 2019
· MLAs with declared cases related to murder: 2 MLAs, MLAs have declared cases related to murder (IPC Section 302).
· MLAs with declared cases related to attempt to murder: 11 MLAs,MLAs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307)
· Party wise MLAs with criminal cases:46(41%) out of 112 MLAs from BJD, 14 (61%) out of 23 MLAs from BJP and 6 (67%) out of 9 MLAs from INC have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise MLAs with serious criminal cases: 33(30%) out of 112 MLAs from BJD, 10 (44%) out of 23 MLAs from BJP and 5 (56%) out of 9 MLAs from INC have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
FINANCIAL BACKGROUND
· Crorepati MLAs: Out of the 146 newly elected MLAs, 95 (65%) are crorepatis. Out of 147 MLAs analysed during Odisha 2014 assembly elections, 76 (52%) MLAs were crorepatis.
Figure: Comparison of crorepati MLAs: 2009, 2014 and 2019
· Partywise crorepati MLAs: 79 (71%)out of 112 MLAs from BJD, 9 (39%)out of 23 MLAs from BJP and 7(78%) out of 9 INC MLAs have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore.
Figure: Party wise Comparison of Crorepati MLAs in 2014 and 2019
· Average assets:The average of assets per MLA in the Odisha 2019 assembly elections is Rs. 4.41 crores. In 2014, the average assets of 147 MLAs analyzed was Rs 3.22 crores.
Figure: Comparision of Average Assets (Rs. in Crores): 2009, 2014 and 2019
· Party wise average assets: The average assets per MLA for 112 BJD MLAs analysed is Rs 5.08 crores and 23 BJP MLAs have average assets of Rs 1.01 crore and 9 INC MLAs have average assets of Rs 5.67 crores.
· High asset MLAs*:The top three MLAs with high assets are given below:
S.No.
|
MLA
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
*Naveen Patnaik
|
Ganjam
|
Hinjili
|
BJD
|
23,26,555
|
63,64,15,261
|
63,87,41,816
63 Crore+ |
Y
|
*Naveen Patnaik
|
Bargarh
|
Bijepur
|
BJD
|
23,16,554
|
63,64,15,261
|
63,87,31,815
63 Crore+ |
Y
| |
2
|
Naba Kisore Das
|
Jharsuguda
|
Jharsuguda
|
BJD
|
28,86,38,707
|
4,76,35,000
|
33,62,73,707
33 Crore+ |
Y
|
3
|
Saroj Kumar Meher
|
Balangir
|
Patnagarh
|
BJD
|
57,49,827
|
30,86,05,862
|
31,43,55,689
31 Crore+ |
Y
|
Table: Top three MLAs with highest declared assets
* Naveen Patnaik contested from two constituencies and won from both constituencies.
· Low asset MLAs: The details of three MLAs with the lowest assets are given below:
S.No.
|
MLA
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
Raygada
|
Rayagada
|
IND
|
15,000
|
0
|
15,000
15 Thou+ |
Y
| |
2
|
Balasore
|
Balasore
|
BJP
|
2,00,000
|
1,00,000
|
3,00,000
3 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
3
|
Jajpur
|
Bari
|
BJD
|
4,74,176
|
3,79,000
|
8,53,176
8 Lacs+ |
N
|
Table: Three MLAs with lowest declared assets
· MLAs with high liabilities: 24(16%) MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs 50 lacsand above, and the details of the top 3 MLAs are as follows:
S.No.
|
MLA
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Total Assets(Rs)
|
Liabilities (Rs)
|
Pan Given
|
1
|
Naba Kisore Das
|
Jharsuguda
|
Jharsuguda
|
BJD
|
33,62,73,707
33 Crore+ |
21,76,24,909
21 Crore+ |
Y
|
2
|
Sanjib Kumar Mallick
|
Bhadrak
|
Bhadrak
|
BJD
|
19,15,12,699
19 Crore+ |
7,74,59,837
7 Crore+ |
Y
|
3
|
Bikram Kumar Panda
|
Ganjam
|
Berhampur
|
BJD
|
8,85,28,772
8 Crore+ |
4,65,15,025
4 Crore+ |
Y
|
Table: Top three MLAs with high liabilities
· MLAs with high income as declared in ITR*:The table below shows 3MLAs who have declared the highest income in their Income Tax Returns.
S.No.
|
MLA
|
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
|
INC
|
BARABATI-CUTTACK
|
CUTTACK
|
17,97,86,173 17 Crore+
|
Business
|
Business
|
2017-2018
|
4,93,81,050 4 Crore+
|
4,80,20,160 4 Crore+
| |
2
|
BJD
|
JHARSUGUDA
|
JHARSUGUDA
|
33,62,73,707 33 Crore+
|
Legal Professional, Salary
|
Director Salary, Income From Partnership, And Income From Proprietor
|
2017-2018
|
1,98,84,990 1 Crore+
|
19,83,990 19 Lacs+
| |
3
|
BJD
|
DHENKANAL
|
DHENKANAL
|
14,03,13,233 14 Crore+
|
Business
|
Business
|
2017-2018
|
1,23,76,228 1 Crore+
|
47,25,851 47 Lacs+
|
Table: Top 3 MLAs with high income as declared in income tax returns
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Education Details of MLAs: 43 (29%) MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 101 (69%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. 2 MLAs are Diploma holder.
· Age details of MLAs: 2 (1%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and30 years while 13 (9%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 31 and 40 years. There are 123(84%) MLAs who have declared their age to be between 41 and 70 yearswhile 8(5%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 71 and 80.
· Gender details of MLAs:Out of 146 MLAs, 13 (9%) MLAs are women. In 2014, out of 147 MLAs, 11 (7%) MLAs were women.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ASSETS OF RE-ELECTED MLAS
· Number of re-elected MLAs: Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2019 is 60.
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2014: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2014 was Rs 2.20 crores
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2019: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2019 is Rs 4.90 crores.
· Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2014 to 2019: The growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs is Rs 2.69 crores i.e. by 122%.
Comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2014 and 2019
Party in Odisha 2019
|
Total Number of MLA
|
Average Assets in Odisha 2019
|
Average Assets in Odisha 2014
|
Average Asset Increase
|
Average
% Increase in Asset | |
1.
|
BJD
|
56
|
5,08,53,226
5 Crore+ |
2,26,75,546
2 Crore+ |
2,81,77,680
2 Crore+ |
124.26%
|
2.
|
INC
|
2
|
3,92,38,591
3 Crore+ |
2,10,01,026
2 Crore+ |
1,82,37,565
1 Crore+ |
86.84%
|
3.
|
BJP
|
1
|
1,26,68,305
1 Crore+ |
1,05,41,164
1 Crore+ |
21,27,141
21 Lacs+ |
20.18%
|
4.
|
CPI(M)
|
1
|
30,17,671
30 Lacs+ |
12,62,000
12 Lacs+ |
17,55,671
17 Lacs+ |
139.12%
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
60
|
4,90,32,396.85
4 Crore+ |
2,20,60,596.9
2 Crore+ |
2,69,71,799.95
2 Crore+ |
122%
| |
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