Sunday 15 May 2016

200 crorepatis to contest Kerala assembly,89 re-contesting TN MLAs asset doubles in last 5 yrs

200 crorepatis to contest Kerala assembly elections, 311 have criminal cases against them: The average assets per candidate contesting in the Kerala assembly elections is Rs 1.28 crore.
PTI| Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 16:52

A total of 202 crorepatis are in the fray in Kerala assembly elections to be held on Monday, while 311 have declared criminal cases against themselves, as per a latest survey.

"Out of the 1,125 candidates, 202 are crorepatis. 43 from INC, 24 from CPI(M), 18 from BJP, 18 from Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, 2 from AIADMK, 17 from IUML, 9 from Kerala Congress (M) and 30 independent candidates have declared assets worth Rs 1 crore and above in their affidavits," a survey by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Thursday.

The average assets per candidate contesting in the Kerala assembly elections is Rs 1.28 crore.

"Out of the 1,125 candidates, 311 have declared criminal cases against themselves. 72 candidates from CPI(M), 42 from BJP, 37 from INC, 13 fielded by Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, 15 from CPI, 6 from IUML, 25 from SDPI and 43 independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits," the survey said.

A total of 496 candidates out of the 1,125 analysed have not declared their PAN details, while 834 have not declared income tax details.

On the education details of the candidates, the survey said 669 have declared their education qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 380 have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above, 29 have declared themselves to be simple literates and 7 have declared to be illiterate.

As per the survey, 656 candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years ,while 461 have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years.

While six candidates have disclosed to be older than 80 years of age, two candidates have not disclosed their age details.

In the Kerala assembly election this year, 104 women candidates are contesting.

Kerala Election Watch and ADR have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1,125 out of the 1,203 candidates who are contesting in the Kerala assembly elections to be held on May 16.

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89 re-contesting TN MLAs asset doubles in last 5 yrs, Jaya’s jumps 62 cr: Survey
Jayalalithaa witnessed asset increase by Rs 62 crore from Rs 51 crore in 2011 to Rs 113 crore in 2016, ADR said.

PTI| Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 09:23






The average asset of 89 re-contesting MLAs in Tamil Nadu has doubled by Rs 4.27 crore between 2011 and 2016, with Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa witnessing an increase of over Rs 62 crore in asset, as per a survey by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The average asset of these re-contesting MLAs fielded by various parties in 2011 was Rs 4.35 crore, while it now stands at Rs 8.63 crore in 2016, reflecting a jump of 98 per cent.

AIADMK's Jayalalithaa witnessed asset increase by Rs 62 crore from Rs 51 crore in 2011 to Rs 113 crore in 2016, ADR said.

DMK's M Karunanidhi asset increased by over Rs 18 crore (Rs 44 crore in 2011 to Rs 62 crore in 2016) and that of AIADMK's R Sarathkumar rose by more than Rs 36 crore (Rs 27 crore in 2011 to Rs 64 crore in 2016), it added.

Tamil Nadu Election Watch and ADR have analysed the affidavits of 89 outgoing MLAs who are re-contesting from major parties in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections to be held on Monday.

AIADMK's 51 MLAs average asset increased by Rs 4 crore, while that of 16 DMK MLAs rose by Rs 5 crore.

Among other major parties, DMDK's 11 MLAs saw average asset increase of over Rs 2 crore, CPI four MLAs (over Rs 27 lakh), CPI(M) four MLAs (over Rs 15 lakh), Pattali Makkal Katchi two MLAs (over Rs 1 crore) and INC's one MLA (over Rs 3 crore), the survey said.

http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/89-re-contesting-tn-mlas-asset-doubles-last-5-yrs-jaya%E2%80%99s-jumps-62-cr-survey-43227

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