[National Election Watch] Press Release: 19% of candidates contesting Uttarakhand elections have declared criminal cases, 34% are crorepatis, only 8% are women & average asset of a re-contesting MLA is 106%

Dear Friends,
Please find attached the Analysis of Criminal, Financial and other details declared by candidates contesting the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections. Also attached in the analyis of asset increase of 53 re-contesting MLAs.

Please note: We will be releasing the Income Tax details of contesting candidates of Uttarakhand on the 25th of Jan 12.

Highlights of the Report are:

·         Out of candidates analyzed, 53 candidates (i.e. 19%) have declared criminal cases against them.  In 2007 assembly elections, 18% of candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves.

 

·         Amongst major parties, every party has given tickets to candidates with pending criminal cases. INC has 16 out of 70 (i.e. 23%) candidates with pending criminal cases, BSP has 14 out of 70 (20%), BJP had 13 out of 70 (19%) and UKD(P) had 7 out of 44 (16%) candidates with pending criminal cases against them.

 

·         Out of these 53 candidates with pending criminal cases, 14 candidates have pending serious criminal cases like extortion, theft, bribery and attempt to murder.

 

·         A total of 88 candidates out of 278 analyzed (32%) are crorepatis. In the 2007 assembly elections, only 11% candidates were crorepati.

 

·         A total of 43 candidates out of 278 analyzed declared liabilities of more than 20 lakhs.

 

·         Among major parties, the average asset of a candidate for BJP is Rs 1.45 crores and for INC is Rs 1.46 crores, for BSP is Rs 1.19 crore and for UKD (P) is Rs 38.08 lakhs.  

 

·         181 candidates out of 278 analyzed i.e. 65% are graduates or have higher educational qualifications.

 

·         Out of 788 candidates, only 62 candidates (i.e. 7.9 %) are women; the number of women candidates for BJP is 6 out of 70 candidates (9%), for INC it is 8 out of 70 candidates (11%), for BSP it is 3 out of 70 candidates (4%) and for UKD (P) it is only 3 out of 44 candidates (7%).

 

·         Toll-free Helpline (1-800-110-440) to help voters to choose honest candidates and SMS MYNETA <Pincode > to 56070  or MYNETA <Constituency name> to 56070

We are also releasing data on the increase in assets of 53 MLAs who are found to be re-contesting in these elections. Their affidavits from 2007 have been compared to their affidavits this time for this analysis and the increase in assets in the last five years detailed.

Highlights of the Report are:

·         No. of re-contesting MLAs analyzed in this report – 53

·         The average assets of these MLAs as declared in 2007 is Rs 87,22,372   (87.22 lakhs)

·         The average assets of these MLAs as declared in 2012 is Rs 1,79,52,563 (1.79 Crore)

·         Average asset growth for these re-contesting MLAs is Rs 92,30,190   (92.3 lakhs)

·         Average percentage growth in assets for these MLA  is 106%

Thanks & Regards,

Contacts:

Uttarakhand Election Watch (UEW): E:

1.       Ravi Chopra, E: psiddoon@gmail.com, M: +91 9411135976

2.       Sanjay Sondhi, E: sanjay.sondhi1@gmail.com, M: +91 9412052189, T: +91 135 2607452

3.       B.P. Mithani, E: maithani_56@yahoo.com, M: +91 9012878346

4.       Girija Pandey, E: girija.pande@gmail.com, M: +91 9412351759

 

National Election Watch/Association for Democratic Reforms:

1.       Anil Bairwal, E: anil@adrindia.org, M: +91 8010394248, +91 9999310100, T: 011 40817601

2.       Jagdeep Chhokar, E: jchhokar@gmail.com, M: +919999620944

3.       Trilochan Sastry, E: trilochans@IIMB.ERNET.IN, +919448353285

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