Summary and Highlights
· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: Among the major parties, 7(39%)out of 18 candidates from Indian National Congress (INC), 3 (30%) out of 10 candidates from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) (JCC), 1 candidate each from from Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) and SP and 3 (5%) out of 66 Independent candidates analysed have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Among the major parties,4(22%) out of 18 candidates from Indian National Congress (INC), 2 (20%) out of 10 candidates from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) (JCC) and 2 (3%) out of 66 Independentcandidates analysed have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Figure: Party Wise Candidates with Criminal Cases
· Red Alert Constituencies*: There is only one constituency namely Jagdalpur in the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections having 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases.
*Red Alert Constituencies are those which have 3 or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections.
Financial Background
· Share of wealth among candidates: The share of wealth amongst the candidates contesting in the first phase of assembly elections Chhattisgarh is as follows:
Value of assets (Rs.) | Number of candidates | Percentage of Candidates |
Rs.5 cr and above | 6 | 3% |
Rs.2 crores to 5 crores | 11 | 6% |
Rs. 50 lakhs to 2 crores | 50 | 27% |
Rs.10 lakhs to 50 lakhs | 50 | 27% |
less than Rs. 10 lakhs | 70 | 37% |
Table: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates
· High asset candidates: The details of top 3 candidates with highest declared assets, contesting in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections are given below:
S.No. | Name | District | Constituency | Party Name | Movable Assets (Rs) | Immovable Assets (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | PAN Given |
1 | RAJNANDGAON | KHAIRAGARH | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) | 1,68,07,609 | 1,17,87,00,000 | 1,19,55,07,609 119 Crore+ | Y | |
2 | KONDAGAON | KONDAGAON (ST) | INC | 1,87,07,316 | 9,71,32,373 | 11,58,39,689 11 Crore+ | Y | |
3 | RAJNANDGAON | RAJNANDGAON | BJP | 4,31,34,236 | 6,41,00,000 | 10,72,34,236 10 Crore+ | Y |
Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets
· Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 187 candidates, 42 (22%) are crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: Among the major parties 13(72%) out of 18 candidates from INC, 13(72%) out of 18 candidates from BJP, 4 (40%) out of 10 candidates from JCC(J), 2(25%) out of 8 candidates from SHS, 1(13%) out of 8 candidates from BSP, 1(10%) out of 10 candidates from Ambedkarite Party of India and 8 (12%) out of 66 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
Figure: Party Wise Percentage of Crorepati Candidates
· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections is Rs 1.42 Crores.
· Party wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 18 INC candidates is Rs. 2.90 crores, 18 BJP candidates is Rs 2.12 crores, 8 BSPcandidates have average assets of Rs 34.19 lakhs, 8 SHS candidates have average assets worth Rs 50.41 lakhs, 16 AAP candidates have average assets worth Rs 27.02 lakhs, and 66 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 33.29 lakhs.
· Low asset candidates: The details of three candidates with the lowest assets are as follows:
S.No. | Name | District | Constituency | Party | Movable Assets (Rs) | Immovable Assets (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | PAN Given |
1 | RAJNANDGAON | RAJNANDGAON | Republican Paksha (Khoripa) | 1,200* | 0 | 1,200 1 Thou+ | Y | |
2 | RAJNANDGAON | KHAIRAGARH | IND | 2,500* | 0 | 2,500 2 Thou+ | N | |
3 | BASTAR (JAGDALPUR) | CHITRAKOT (ST) | IND | 5,000 | 0 | 5,000 5 Thou+ | Y |
Table: Candidates with declared lowest assets
* On assets means candidates who have not provided the total in their affidavits, it has been calculated on the basis of details provided by them in the same
· Candidates with high liabilities: 103(55%) out of 187 candidates have declared liabilities. The details of top three candidates with highest liabilities are given below:
S.No. | Name | District | Constituency | Party | Total Assets(Rs) | Liabilities (Rs) | PAN Given |
1 | BASTAR (JAGDALPUR) | CHITRAKOT (ST) | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) | 1,21,77,335 1 Crore+ | 41,70,66,075 41 Crore+ | Y | |
2 | UTTAR BASTAR KANKER | KANKER (ST) | INC | 4,37,21,000 4 Crore+ | 1,10,50,000 1 Crore+ | Y | |
3 | RAJNANDGAON | KHUJJI | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) | 4,34,18,750 4 Crore+ | 1,06,82,300 1 Crore+ | Y |
Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities
· Undeclared PAN: A total of 42 (22%) candidates have not declared their PAN details.
· Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 4 candidates have declared total self- annual income of more than Rs 15 lakhs. The details of top 3 candidates are as given below:
S.No. | Name | Party | 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 candidate | Total income shown by candidate in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) | Self income shown by candidate in ITR (Rs) |
1 | BJP | RAJNANDGAON | RAJNANDGAON | 10,72,34,236 10 Crore+ | Salary & Wages, Agriculture, Rent, Interest, HUF Agriculture | Agriculture & Interest | 2017-2018 | 59,83,853 59 Lacs+ | 34,59,130 34 Lacs+ | |
2 | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) | KHAIRAGARH | RAJNANDGAON | 1,19,55,07,609 119 Crore+ | Agriculture Business, Construction Rent, MP & MLA Pension | Agriculture, Consultancy & House Rent | 2017-2018 | 48,84,000 48 Lacs+ | 33,84,000 33 Lacs+ | |
3 | IND | RAJNANDGAON | RAJNANDGAON | 1,83,00,000 1 Crore+ | Pension | Pension | 2018-2019 | 22,25,683 22 Lacs+ | 16,69,246 16 Lacs+ |
Table: Top 3 candidates with high income as declared in ITR
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Sources of Income: 5 (3%) out of 187 candidates have not declared their sources of income.
· Candidates who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 117(63%) out of 187 candidates have not declared income tax details.
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Candidates with high Assets who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 5candidates with assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore have not declared Income Tax details. The details of the top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared their IT returns are as given below:
S.No. | Name | District | Constituency | Party | Total Income (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | PAN Given | Self Income |
1 | SUKUMA | KONTA (ST) | INC | 0 | 1,88,57,816 1 Crore+ | Y | ITR not filed | |
2 | RAJNANDGAON | KHUJJI | BJP | 0 | 1,32,38,191 1 Crore+ | Y | ITR not filed | |
3 | DAKSHIN BASTAR DANTEWADA | DANTEWADA (ST) | IND | 1690000 | 1,30,00,000 1 Crore+ | Y | ITR not filed |
Table: Top three candidates with the highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Education details of candidates: 119 (64%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th and 12th, while 60 (32%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above and 5(3%) candidates have declared themselves to be just literates. There is 1 candidate namely Jems Kudiyamfrom Bijapur (ST) constituency had not declared his educational qualification.
· Age details of candidates: 67(36%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 to 40 years while 100 (53%) candidates have declared their age to be between 41 to 60 years. There are 20(11%) candidates who have declared their age to be between 61 to 70 years
· Gender details of candidates: 14 (8%) female candidates are contesting in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly election this year.
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