· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 1145 candidates analysed, 100(9%) candidates have declared criminal cases against them.
· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 77(7%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases against them.
· Candidates with cases related to murder: 4 candidates have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302) against them.
· Candidates with cases related to attempt to murder: 11 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-307) against them.
· Candidates with cases related to Crimes against Women: 5 candidates have declared cases related to crimes against women.
· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 14 (12%) out of 117 candidates from Indian National Congress (INC), 12(11%) out of 112 candidates from Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP), 10(11%) out of 94 candidates from Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) , 7(9%) out of 77 candidates from Apna Punjab Party, 5(9%) out of 54 candidates from Shiromani Akali Dal (A)(Simranjit Singh Mann), 2(9%) out of 23 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), and 19(6%) out of 304 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against them in their affidavits.
· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 9 (8%) out of 117 candidates from Indian National Congress (INC),9(8%) out of 112 candidates from Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP), 8(9%) out of 94 candidates from Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) , 5(7%) out of 77 candidates from Apna Punjab Party, 5(9%) out of 54 candidates from Shiromani Akali Dal (A), 1(4%) out of 23 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), and 18(6%) out of 304 Independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, crime against women, kidnapping etc. against them in their affidavits.
· Red Alert Constituencies*: 6 constituencies in the Punjab assembly elections has 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases.
*Red Alert Constituencies are those which have 3 or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections
· Share of wealth among candidates : The share of wealth amongst the candidates contesting in assembly elections Punjab is as follows:
|
Value of assets |
No of candidates |
Percentage of candidates |
|
Rs 5 cr and above |
178 |
16% |
|
Rs 2 crores to 5 crores |
136 |
12% |
|
Rs 50 lakhs to 2 crores |
252 |
22% |
|
Rs 10 lakhs to 50 lakhs |
238 |
21% |
|
less than Rs 10 lakhs |
341 |
29% |
Table: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates
· Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1145 candidates analysed, 428 (37%) are crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: 87 (93%) out of 94 candidates from SAD, 103 (88%) out of 117 candidates from INC, 20(87%) out of 23 candidates from BJP,71 (63%) out of 112 candidates from AAP, 24 (31%) out of 77 candidates from Apna Punjab Party, 12 (22%) out of 54 candidates fielded by SAD (A) and 69 (23%) out of 304 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 is Rs 3.49 Crores.
· Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per candidate for 117 INC candidates is Rs 12.38 Crores, 23 BJP candidates have average assets of Rs 6.10 Crores, 112 AAP candidates have average assets worth Rs 6.24 Crores, 94 SAD candidates have average assets worth Rs 9.26 crores, 54 SAD (A) candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.09 crores, and 304 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 1.49 Crores.
· High asset candidates*: The top 3 candidates with highest assets contesting in the Punjab 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 |
KAPURTHALA |
KAPURTHALA |
INC |
1,09,25,25,000 |
60,64,35,000 |
1,69,89,60,000 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
FAZILKA |
ABOHAR |
IND |
1,24,55,58,000 |
17,31,12,000 |
1,41,86,70,000 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
MUKTSAR |
MUKTSAR |
INC |
79,52,210 |
1,18,61,70,000 |
1,19,41,22,210 |
Y |
Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets
· Zero asset candidates: 7 candidates have declared zero assets in his self-sworn affidavits.
· Low asset candidates: The three candidates with lowest assets are as follows (excluding candidates who have declared zero assets) :
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1. |
KAPURTHALA |
KAPURTHALA |
Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Y |
|
|
2. |
PATIALA |
SANOUR |
IND |
2,400* |
0 |
2,400 |
N |
|
|
3. |
MUKTSAR |
MUKTSAR |
IND |
5,500 |
0 |
5,500 |
N |
Table: Candidates with declared lowest assets
Candidates with high liabilities: The top three candidates with highest liabilities are as given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party Name |
Total Assets(Rs) |
Liabilities (Rs) |
PAN Given |
|
1 |
KAPURTHALA |
KAPURTHALA |
INC |
1,69,89,60,000 |
81,71,22,000 |
Y |
|
|
2 |
FAZILKA |
JALALABAD |
SAD |
1,02,07,61,522 |
# 39,86,61,119 |
Y |
|
|
3 |
FAZILKA |
ABOHAR |
IND |
14,73,99,000 |
# 20,20,00,000 |
Y |
Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities
# Disputed Liabilities
· Undeclared PAN: A total of 221(19%) out of the 1145 candidates analysed have not declared their PAN details.
· Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 13 candidates have declared total annual income of more than Rs 1 Crore. The details of these candidates are as given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
Party Name |
Constituency |
District |
Total Asset (Rs) |
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 |
INC |
AMRITSAR EAST |
AMRITSAR |
45,90,98,908 45 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
9,90,99,930 9 Crore+ |
9,66,28,470 9 Crore+ |
|
|
2 |
IND |
ABOHAR |
FAZILKA |
1,41,86,70,000 141 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
5,34,10,482 5 Crore+ |
4,10,49,947 4 Crore+ |
|
|
3 |
AAP |
SUNAM |
SANGRUR |
65,88,61,000 65 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
4,23,91,349 4 Crore+ |
1,52,33,276 1 Crore+ |
|
|
4 |
INC |
KAPURTHALA |
KAPURTHALA |
1,69,89,60,000 169 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
2,98,06,967 2 Crore+ |
2,93,67,212 2 Crore+ |
|
|
5 |
IND |
ABOHAR |
FAZILKA |
14,73,99,000 14 Crore+ |
2016-2017 |
2,90,22,122 2 Crore+ |
2,34,96,935 2 Crore+ |
|
|
6 |
INC |
BARNALA |
BARNALA |
89,14,18,624 89 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
2,59,66,535 2 Crore+ |
88,85,998 88 Lacs+ |
|
|
7 |
SAD |
JALALABAD |
FAZILKA |
1,02,07,61,522 102 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
2,28,10,094 2 Crore+ |
2,10,44,376 2 Crore+ |
|
|
8 |
SAD |
MALERKOTLA |
SANGRUR |
9,32,38,844 9 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
2,09,75,990 2 Crore+ |
1,20,97,710 1 Crore+ |
|
|
9 |
AAP |
HOSHIARPUR |
HOSHIARPUR |
50,08,72,195 50 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
1,99,83,940 1 Crore+ |
1,00,82,850 1 Crore+ |
|
|
10 |
Aapna Punjab Party |
AMRITSAR SOUTH |
AMRITSAR |
17,34,373 17 Lacs+ |
2016-2017 |
1,75,64,792 1 Crore+ |
1,50,37,259 1 Crore+ |
|
|
11 |
SAD |
LAMBI |
MUKTSAR |
14,49,82,207 14 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
1,03,31,665 1 Crore+ |
1,03,31,665 1 Crore+ |
|
|
12 |
SAD |
NAWAN SHAHR |
NAWAN SHAHR |
12,38,58,000 12 Crore+ |
2015-2016 |
1,02,21,991 1 Crore+ |
77,85,175 77 Lacs+ |
|
|
13 |
INC |
CHABBEWAL (SC) |
HOSHIARPUR |
17,50,70,150 17 Crore+ |
2016-2017 |
1,01,85,642 1 Crore+ |
89,97,156 89 Lacs+ |
Table: Candidates with high income as declared in ITR
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Candidates who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 472 (41%) out of 1145 candidates analysed 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*: Top 3 candidates with high assets have not declared income tax details. Their details are as given below:
|
S.No. |
Name |
District |
Constituency |
Party |
Total Income (Rs) |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
PAN Given |
Self Income |
|
1 |
HOSHIARPUR |
URMAR |
SAD |
0 |
37,55,271 |
10,63,87,323 |
11,01,42,594 11 Crore+ |
Y |
ITR not filed |
|
|
2 |
SANGRUR |
LEHRA |
IND |
0 |
36,80,000 |
9,50,00,000* |
9,86,80,000 9 Crore+ |
Y |
ITR not filed |
|
|
3 |
HOSHIARPUR |
MUKERIAN |
Aapna Punjab Party |
0 |
9,90,000 |
7,62,00,000 |
7,71,90,000 7 Crore+ |
N |
ITR not filed |
Table: Candidates with highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Education details of candidates: 688 (60%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 365(32%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
· Age details of candidates: 644 (56%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 490(43%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years.
Gender details of candidates: 81 (7%) women candidates are contesting in the Punjab assembly election, 2017.
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