The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of MPs with criminal
cases against them. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms
(ADR), which analysed the election affidavits filed before the Election
Commission, 34 % of the new MPs face criminal charges.
The
percentage in 2009 and 2004 stood at 30 and 24 respectively.
RJD tops the list
Among the major parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leads the table with all its four MPs facing criminal charges, followed by the Shiv Sena (15 of 18 MPs) and the Nationalist Congress Party (4 of 5 MPs). Over a third of the BJP’s new MPs are facing criminal charges and over a fifth face serious criminal charges. For the Congress, the proportion is lower at 18 per cent and 7 per cent respectively.
Among the major parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leads the table with all its four MPs facing criminal charges, followed by the Shiv Sena (15 of 18 MPs) and the Nationalist Congress Party (4 of 5 MPs). Over a third of the BJP’s new MPs are facing criminal charges and over a fifth face serious criminal charges. For the Congress, the proportion is lower at 18 per cent and 7 per cent respectively.
Across parties, candidates facing criminal charges were more than twice
as likely to win as compared to those with a clean record, the ADR data
shows.
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have the highest number of candidates with criminal cases against them.
Richest House
As many as 82 % of the new MPs have assets worth over Rs. 1 crore each, making it the richest Lok Sabha as compared to 2009 (58 per cent) and 2004 (30 per cent).
As many as 82 % of the new MPs have assets worth over Rs. 1 crore each, making it the richest Lok Sabha as compared to 2009 (58 per cent) and 2004 (30 per cent).
Three parties from Andhra Pradesh — TDP, TRS and YSRCP — have the
richest MPs with average assets worth over Rs. 50 crore.
India’s richest
MP — TDP’s Jayadev Galla of Guntur — is worth Rs. 683 crore.
No comments:
Post a Comment