Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 4823 out of 4853 candidates who have contested in the Uttar Pradesh 2017 Assembly Elections. 31 candidates were not analysed due to unclear affidavit available on the ECI website at the time of making this report. The following is a consolidated summary of the same.
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S.No.
|
Name
|
Party
|
Constituency
|
District
|
1
|
SUSHIL
|
IND
|
Mungra Badshahpur
|
Jaunpur
|
2
|
BUDDHU RAM
|
Gandhi Ekta Party
|
Shivpur
|
Varanasi
|
3
|
ANAND GOPAL MISHRA
|
National Youth Party
|
Zafrabad
|
Jaunpur
|
4
|
DEEPAK
|
IND
|
Zafrabad
|
Jaunpur
|
5
|
GHAN SHYAM DUBEY
|
Lok Dal
|
Zafrabad
|
Jaunpur
|
6
|
HARENDRA
|
BJP
|
Zafrabad
|
Jaunpur
|
7
|
RAJENDR
|
IND
|
Zafrabad
|
Jaunpur
|
8
|
VIJAY PRATAP
|
IND
|
Gaura
|
Gonda
|
9
|
RAKESH PRATAP SINGH
|
SP
|
Gauriganj
|
Amethi
|
10
|
KHALID KHAN
|
BSP
|
Kaiserganj
|
Bahraich
|
11
|
RAM KARAN ARYA
|
SP
|
Mahadewa (SC)
|
Basti
|
12
|
PRAMOD KUMAR
|
RLD
|
Rudhauli
|
Basti
|
13
|
CHHAYA ASTHANA
|
Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
|
Bakshi Kaa Talab
|
Lucknow
|
14
|
DINESH KUMAR SHUKLA
|
IND
|
Bakshi Kaa Talab
|
Lucknow
|
15
|
GOMTI YADAV
|
SP
|
Bakshi Kaa Talab
|
Lucknow
|
16
|
NAKUL DUBEY
|
BSP
|
Bakshi Kaa Talab
|
Lucknow
|
17
|
RAKESH YADAV RANA
|
Manuvadi Party
|
Bakshi Kaa Talab
|
Lucknow
|
18
|
MANOJ KUMAR RAJVANSHI
|
SP
|
Hargaon (SC)
|
Sitapur
|
19
|
ANURAG DIXIT (MUNNA)
|
IND
|
Lucknow Cantt.
|
Lucknow
|
20
|
DR. NAFEES AHMAD
|
Rastriya Insaaf Party
|
Lucknow Central
|
Lucknow
|
21
|
CHHEDALAL SATHI
|
IND
|
Mohanlalganj (SC)
|
Lucknow
|
22
|
MALTI DAVI RAWAT
|
IND
|
Mohanlalganj (SC)
|
Lucknow
|
23
|
SHIV SHANKAR SINGH
|
BSP
|
Sarojini Nagar
|
Lucknow
|
24
|
PRABHAKAR PANDEY
|
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal
|
Sikandra
|
Kanpur Dehat
|
25
|
DINESH KUMAR JAISWAL
|
IND
|
Sitapur
|
Sitapur
|
26
|
KUSUM DEVI
|
Bharatiya Subhash Sena
|
Kasta (SC)
|
Kheri
|
27
|
SHIV KUMAR MAURYA
|
RPI(A)
|
Nighasan
|
Kheri
|
28
|
PARMESH VASHISHTHA
|
Rashtriya Kisan Majdoor Party
|
Anupshahr
|
Bulandshahar
|
29
|
JILE SINGH
|
SHS
|
Meerut Cantt.
|
Meerut
|
30
|
CHAHAN SINGH
|
SHS
|
Meerut South
|
Meerut
|
* Affidavit badly scanned, not readable.
Phase Wise Summary of Candidates
Phase
|
No. of contesting candidates
|
No. of Candidates analysed
|
No. of Constituencies
|
No. of Candidates with Criminal Cases
|
% of Candidates with Criminal Cases
|
No. of Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases
|
% of Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases
|
No. of Crorepati Candidates
|
% of Crorepati Candidates
|
Average Assets (Rs.)
|
Date of Poll (2016)
|
1
|
839
|
836
|
73
|
168
|
20%
|
143
|
17%
|
302
|
36%
|
Rs.2.81 Crores
|
11th February
|
2
|
721
|
719
|
67
|
107
|
15%
|
84
|
12%
|
256
|
36%
|
Rs.2.01 Crores
|
15th February
|
3
|
826
|
813
|
69
|
110
|
14%
|
82
|
10%
|
250
|
31%
|
Rs.1.61 Crore
|
19th February
|
4
|
680
|
680
|
53
|
116
|
17%
|
95
|
14%
|
189
|
28%
|
Rs.1.90 Crore
|
23rdFebruary
|
5
|
617
|
612
|
52
|
117
|
19%
|
96
|
16%
|
168
|
27%
|
Rs.1.56 Crore
|
27th February
|
6
|
635
|
635
|
49
|
126
|
20%
|
109
|
17%
|
160
|
25%
|
Rs.1.59 Crore
|
4th March
|
7
|
535
|
528
|
40
|
115
|
22%
|
95
|
18%
|
132
|
25%
|
Rs.1.58 Crore
|
8th March
|
Total
|
4853
|
4823
|
403
|
859
|
18%
|
704
|
15%
|
1457
|
30%
|
Rs.1.91 Crore
|
-
|
Criminal Background
· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 4823 candidates analysed in 2017, 859 (18%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 6590 candidates analysed during Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 1278 (19%) candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves.
· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 704 (15%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to Rape,murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, culpable homicide, communal disharmony, electoral violations, crimes against womenetc.Out of 6590 candidates analysed during Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 557 (8%) Candidates had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
· Candidates with cases related to murder: 62 candidates have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302).
· Candidates with cases related to Attempt to Murder: 148 candidates have declared cases of attempt to murder (IPC Section-307).
· Candidates with cases related to Crimes against Women: 38 candidates have declared cases related to crimes against women. Out of 38 candidates 10 candidates have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section-376).
· Candidates with cases related to Kidnapping: 34 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping.
· Candidates with cases related to communal disharmony: 22 candidates have declared cases related to communal disharmony.
· Candidates with cases related to electoral violations: 63 candidates have declared cases related to electoral violations.
· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 150 (38%) out of 400 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), 137 (36%) out of 383 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), 113 (37%) out of 307 candidates from Samajwadi Party (SP), 56 (20%) out of 276candidates fielded by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), 36 (32%) out of 114 candidates from Indian National Congress (INC), and 150 (10%) out of 1453 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 123 (31%) out of 400 candidates from BSP, 100 (26%) out of 383 candidates from BJP, 88 (29%) out of 307 candidates from SP, 48 (17%) out of 276 candidates fielded by RLD, 25 (22%) out of 114 candidates fielded by INC and 134 (9%) out of 1453 Independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
· Red Alert Constituencies*: 152 (38%) constituencies in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections have 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 assembly elections Uttar Pradesh is as follows:
Value of assets (Rs.)
|
No of candidates
|
Percentage of Candidates
|
5 cr and above
|
453
|
9%
|
2 crores to 5 crores
|
532
|
11%
|
50 lakhs to 2 crores
|
999
|
21%
|
10 lakhs to 50 lakhs
|
1269
|
26%
|
less than 10 lakhs
|
1570
|
33%
|
Table: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates
· Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 4823 candidates analysed, 1457 (30%) are crorepatis. Out of 6590 candidates analysed duringUttar Pradesh 2012 assembly elections, 1319 (20%) candidates were crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: 335 (84%) out of 400 fielded by BSP, 302 (79%) out of 383 candidates from BJP, 243 (79%) out of 307 candidates from SP, 99 (36%) out of 276 candidates from RLD, 75 (66%) out of 114 candidates fielded by INC, 24 (30%)out of 80 candidates fielded by Lok Dal, 17 (25%) out of 68 candidates fielded by Peace Party, 3 (10%) out of 30 candidates of NCP and182 (13%) out of 1453 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2016 is Rs 1.91 Crore.
· Party wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 400 BSP candidates is Rs 6.27 Crores, 383 BJPcandidates have average assets of Rs 5.00 Crores, 307 SP candidates have average assets worth Rs 4.38 Crores, 276 RLD candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.98 Crore, 114 INC candidates have average assets worth Rs 6.30 Crores, 80 Lok Dal candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.34 Crore, average assets of 68 Peace Party candidates are Rs 86.94 Lakhs, 69 CPI candidates have average assets of Rs 37.42 Lakhs and 1453 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 70.33 Lakhs.
· High asset candidates*: The 3 richest candidates contesting in the Uttar Pradesh 2016 Assembly Elections are given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
AGRA
|
AGRA SOUTH
|
INC
|
1,94,21,70,975
|
17,25,40,000
|
2,11,47,10,975
211 Crore+ |
Y
| |
2
|
AZAMGARH
|
MUBARAKPUR
|
BSP
|
1,11,83,97,354
|
6,92,24,000
|
1,18,76,21,354
118 Crore+ |
Y
| |
3
|
MATHURA
|
MANT
|
BJP
|
16,77,76,333
|
97,52,05,508
|
1,14,29,81,841
114 Crore+ |
Y
|
Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets
· Zero asset candidate: There are 13 candidates who have declared Zero assets in their self sworn affidavits. The details of these candidates is given below.
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
SHAMLI
|
THANA BHAWAN
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
2
|
MORADABAD
|
MORADABAD RURAL
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
3
|
BAREILLY
|
AONLA
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
4
|
KHERI
|
PALIA
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
5
|
LUCKNOW
|
LUCKNOW WEST
|
CPI
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
6
|
SITAPUR
|
LAHARPUR
|
Awami Samta Party
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
7
|
PRATAPGARH
|
PRATAPGARH
|
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Y
| |
8
|
GORAKHPUR
|
CHAURI-CHAURA
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Y
| |
9
|
AZAMGARH
|
GOPALPUR
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
10
|
AZAMGARH
|
MUBARAKPUR
|
RLD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
11
|
VARANASI
|
VARANASI CANTT.
|
Bharat Kalyan Party
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Y
| |
12
|
VARANASI
|
SEVAPURI
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
| |
13
|
SONBHADRA
|
OBRA (ST)
|
IND
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N
|
Table: Candidates who have declared zero assets
· Low asset candidates: There are 411 (excluding candidates with zero assets) candidates who have declared assets below Rs. 1 lakhs.
· 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)
|
1
|
ALLAHABAD
|
ALLAHABAD SOUTH
|
BJP
|
57,11,03,000
57 Crore+ |
26,02,65,000
26 Crore+ | |
2
|
AGRA
|
AGRA SOUTH
|
IND
|
34,05,04,157
34 Crore+ |
16,61,74,785
16 Crore+ | |
3
|
JAUNPUR
|
MARIYAHU
|
BSP
|
51,02,06,901
51 Crore+ |
15,06,39,692
15 Crore+ |
Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities
· Undeclared PAN: A total of 1210 (25%) out of the 4823 candidates analysed have not declared their PAN details.
· Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 7 candidates have declared total annual income of more than Rs 2 Crore. These candidates are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
Party Name
|
Constituency
|
District Name
|
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
|
AGRA SOUTH
|
AGRA
|
2,11,47,10,975 211 Crore+
|
2015-2016
|
16,09,99,819 16 Crore+
|
15,80,04,606 15 Crore+
| |
2
|
BSP
|
MARIYAHU
|
JAUNPUR
|
51,02,06,901 51 Crore+
|
2016-2017
|
8,79,18,230 8 Crore+
|
8,39,97,960 8 Crore+
| |
3
|
BSP
|
RASARA
|
BALLIA
|
40,19,86,172 40 Crore+
|
2015-2016
|
4,88,85,350 4 Crore+
|
3,13,71,470 3 Crore+
| |
4
|
SP
|
CHARTHAWAL
|
MUZAFFARNAGAR
|
11,44,31,171 11 Crore+
|
2014-2015
|
3,48,85,464 3 Crore+
|
3,32,27,332 3 Crore+
| |
5
|
SP
|
ALIGARH
|
ALIGARH
|
40,94,69,000 40 Crore+
|
2016-2017
|
3,45,55,477 3 Crore+
|
3,35,96,747 3 Crore+
| |
6
|
RLD
|
CHHAPRAULI
|
BAGHPAT
|
38,04,96,393 38 Crore+
|
2015-2016
|
2,34,15,209 2 Crore+
|
56,92,649 56 Lacs+
| |
7
|
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal
|
RANIGANJ
|
PRATAPGARH
|
60,94,000 60 Lacs+
|
2015-2016
|
2,29,32,955 2 Crore+
|
2,29,32,955 2 Crore+
|
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*: 2790 (58%) out of 4823 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*: 218 candidates with assets worth more than Rs. 1 Crore have not declared Income Tax details. The top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared their IT returns are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Age of candidate
|
Total Income (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
Self Income
|
1
|
GONDA
|
COLONELGANJ
|
BJP
|
54
|
0
|
49,05,62,192 49 Crore+
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
| |
2
|
HATHRAS
|
SIKANDRA RAO
|
IND
|
63
|
0
|
20,86,81,087 20 Crore+
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
| |
3
|
GHAZIABAD
|
LONI
|
BSP
|
38
|
0
|
18,97,50,228 18 Crore+
|
Y
|
ITR not file
|
Table: Top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Education details of candidates: 1991 (41%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12thpass, while 2299 (48%) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate and above. 356 (7%) candidates have declared themselves to be just literate and 54 candidates are Iliterates
· Age details of candidates: 3334 (69%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 1440 (30%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years. While 7 candidates have declared they are more than 80 years old, 40 candidates have not disclosed their age details and 2 candidates decleared their age below 24 years.
Gender details of candidates: 445 (9%) women candidates are contesting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election this year. Out of 6590 candidates analysed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2012, 527 (8%) candidates were women.
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