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Analysis of Criminal, Financial, and Other background details of Union Council of Ministers (Cabinet Expansion)
Analysis of Criminal, Financial, and Other background details of Union Council of Ministers (Cabinet Expansion)Analysis of Criminal, Financial, and Other background details of Union Council of Ministers Post Cabinet Expansion on 9th November, 2014
National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 64 ministers out of 66 Ministers (Including Prime Minister) from Lok Sabha 2014 and current Rajya Sabha. The details of Suresh Prabhu and Birendra Singh were not analysed as they are not currently members of either house.
In a recent cabinet expansion, 21 new ministers were inducted in the Council of Ministers. This report focusses on the criminal, financial and other background details of the 21 new ministers
Criminal Background
- New Ministers with Criminal Cases: Out of 21 newly inducted ministers, 8 (38%) have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of the total 64 Ministers analysed, 20 (31%) Ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.
- New Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: Out of 21 newly inducted ministers, 4 ministers have declared serious criminal cases. In total, 11 (17%) ministers have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, communal disharmony, electoral violations etc.
- New Minister with case related to Attempt to Murder: Among the 21 newly elected ministers,Dr. Ramshankar Katheria from Agra Constituencyhas declared a case related to attempt to murder. Among the rest of the ministers, Uma Bharti from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh of BJP had also declared a case related to attempt to murder (IPC Section-307)
- New Ministers with cases related to causing Communal Disharmony: Among the 21 newly elected ministers, Dr. Ramshankar Katheria from Agra Constituency has declared a case related to promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony (IPC Section-153A). Among the rest of the ministers,
had also declared a case under IPC Section-153A. - New Ministers with cases related to Electoral Violations:Among the 21 newly elected ministers, Giriraj Singh of Nawada Constituency declared a case related to undue influence or personation at an election (IPC Section-171F). Among the rest of the ministers, Uma Bharti of BJP from Jhansi constituency, Uttar Pradesh, had also declared a case related to Illegal payments in connection with an election (IPC Section-171H) along with Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samta Party from Karakat constituency, Bihar and Ram Vilas Paswan of LJP from Hajipur constituency, Bihar have each declared a case related to Bribery (IPC Section – 171E)
Financial Background
- Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 64 ministers analysed, 59 (92%) are crorepatis.
- Average Assets*: The average assets of the newly inducted ministers is Rs. 18.48 crores. In totality, the average assets per minister is Rs.14.25 crores.
- High Asset Ministers*: Among the newly inducted ministers, Yalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary, Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh declared the highest total assets of Rs. 189.69 crores followed by Jayant Sinha from Hazaribagh constituency with assets worth Rs. 55.67 crores and Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Budhha Nagar with total assets worth Rs. 47.37 crores.
Among the 64 ministers, 7 ministers declared total assets worth more than Rs. 30 crores. These ministers are as follows;
S.No. | Name | State | Constituency | Party Name | Total Assets (Rs) | PAN Given |
1 | Yalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary | Andhra Pradesh | Rajya Sabha Member | TDP | 1,89,69,51,681 189 Crore+ | Y |
2 | Arun Jaitley | Gujarat | Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) | BJP | 1,13,02,16,000 113 Crore+ | Y |
3 | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Punjab | Bathinda | SAD | 1,08,16,64,910 108 Crore+ | Y |
4 | Jharkhand | Hazaribagh | BJP | 55,67,54,579 55 Crore+ | Y | |
5 | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Budhha Nagar | BJP | 47,37,97,545 47 Crore+ | Y | |
6 | Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Uttar Pradesh | Pilibhit | BJP | 37,41,32,826 37 Crore+ | Y |
7 | Piyush Goyal | Maharashtra | Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) | BJP | 30,34,65,410 30 Crore+ | Y |
*Total Assets includes assets of self, spouse and dependents.
- >Low Asset Ministers: Among newly inducted ministers analysed, Sadhavi Niranjan Jyoti fromFatehpur declared the lowest total assets worth Rs. 37.63 lakhs. A total of 5 ministers out of 64 ministers had declared assets less than Rs. 1 crore. These five ministers with lowest assets are as follows:
S.No. | Name | State | Constituency | Party Name | Movable Assets (Rs) | Immovable Assets (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | PAN Given |
1 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur | BJP | 28,63,779* | 9,00,000 | 37,63,779 37 Lacs+ | Y | |
2 | Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | Gujarat | Bharuch | BJP | 45,21,062 | 20,50,000 | 65,71,062 65 Lacs+ | Y |
3 | Thavarchand | Madhya Pradesh | Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh) | BJP | 19,64,293* | 66,48,690* | 86,12,983 86 Lacs+ | Y |
4 | Sudarshan Bhagat | Jharkhand | Lohardaga | BJP | 75,81,009 | 14,50,000* | 90,31,009 90 Lacs+ | Y |
5 | Ram Vilas Paswan | Bihar | Hajipur | LJP | 68,42,023 | 28,00,000 | 96,42,023 96 Lacs+ | Y |
Table: Low Asset Ministers
Asset Comparison of Newly Inducted Ministers
The Association for Democratic Reforms compared the assets of the newly inducted ministers with their previous election affidavits from Lok Sabha 2009 elections. In case the minister considered had not contested the previous 2009 Lok Sabha elections, any previous declaration during elections after 2009 have been analysed.
The previous declarations of eight newly inducted ministers were available for comparison with their recent declarations. Out of these five ministers assets were compared with the total assets declared during the Lok Sabha 2009 elections. The asset declarations of Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya from Rajkot constituency were compared with the assets declared during the Gujarat 2012 elections. The asset declarations of Sanwar Lal Jat from Ajmer constituency were compared with the assets declared during the Rajasthan 2013 elections and the The asset declarations of Ram Kripal Yadav from Patalipura constituency were compared with the assets declared in the Rajya Sabha 2011 affidavit.
The newly inducted minister with the highest increase in assets is Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Budhha Nagar with an increase in assets of Rs. 31.52 crores from Rs. 15.85 crores in Lok Sabha 2009 to Rs. 47.37 crores in 2014.
Minister Details | Asset Details According to Previous Declarations | Asset Details in 2014 | Change in Assets | ||||||||
Name | State | Constituency | Party Name | Previous Affidavit Considered | Movable Assets (Rs) | Immovable Assets (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | Movable Assets (Rs) | Immovable Assets (Rs) | Total Assets (Rs) | |
Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Budhha Nagar | BJP | Lok Sabha 2009 | 8,87,93,454 | 6,97,82,178 | 15,85,75,632 15 crore+ | 20,96,40,897 | 26,41,56,648 | 47,37,97,545 47 crore+ | 31,52,21,913 31 crore+ | |
Bihar | Saran | BJP | Lok Sabha 2009 | 83,18,315 | 1,62,68,000 | 2,45,86,315 2 crore+ | 2,38,45,997 | 3,87,00,000 | 6,25,45,997 6 crore+ | 3,79,59,682 3 crore+ | |
Bihar | Pataliputra | BJP | Rajya Sabha Affidavit 2011 | 4,82,726 | 22,50,000 | 30,62,726 30 lakh+ | 39,89,431 | 1,00,00,000 | 1,39,89,431 1 crore+ | 1,09,26,705 1 crore+ | |
Ahir Hansraj Gangaram | Maharashtra | Chandrapur | BJP | Lok Sabha 2009 | 29,85,550 | 50,98,500 | 80,84,050 80 lakh+ | 47,48,000 | 1,08,00,000 | 1,55,48,000 1 crore+ | 74,63,950 74 lakh+ |
Gujarat | Rajkot | BJP | Gujarat 2012 | 1,98,18,759 | 1,25,83,335 | 3,22,25,295 3 crore+ | 2,20,38,415 | 1,74,74,535 | 3,95,12,950 3 crore+ | 72,87,655 72 lakh+ | |
Chaudhry Haribhai Parthibhai | Gujarat | Banaskantha | BJP | Lok Sabha 2009 | 63,08,587 | 41,78,200 | 1,04,86,787 1 crore+ | 71,90,564 | 85,83,000 | 1,57,73,564 1 crore+ | 52,86,777 52 lakh+ |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Uttar Pradesh | Rajya Sabha | BJP | Lok Sabha 2009 | 31,48,000 | 2,22,12,000 | 2,53,60,000 2 crore+ | 35,30,000 | 2,26,00,000 | 2,61,30,000 2 crore+ | 7,70,000 7 lakh+ |
Sanwar Lal Jat | Rajasthan | Ajmer | BJP | Rajasthan 2013 | 57,55,361 | 1,79,12,000 | 2,36,55,371 2 crore+ | 66,64,656 | 1,14,00,000 | 1,80,64,656 1 crore+ | -55,90,715 -55 lakh+ |
Table: Comparison of assets of newly inducted ministers
Other Background Details
- Education Details of Ministers: The education details of the newly inducted ministers are as follows;
Name | State | Constituency | Party Name | Education Qualification | Education Details |
Jayant Sinha | Jharkhand | Hazaribagh | BJP | Post Graduate | Master of Business Administration with Distinction from Harvard Business School, Boston, M.A. USA in 1992, Master of Science in Energy Management & Policy from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, USA in 1986, |
Mahesh Sharma | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Budhha Nagar | BJP | Graduate Professional | 12th Pass From CBSE, A.S.B.J. Higher Sec. School,Dariyaganj Delhi In 1975, Science Graduate From Delhi University,Zakir Hussian College Delhi In 1978, MBBS From Delhi University,University College Of Medical Science Delhi In 1982 |
Bandaru Dattatreya | Telangana | Secunderabad | BJP | Graduate | B.Sc. from Anwar Ul Uloom College, Osmania University in 1968 |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Rajasthan | Jaipur Rural | BJP | Graduate | Bachelor of Arts from Khadakwala in 1981 through NDA (Jawaharlal Nehru University) |
Babul Supriya Boral (Babul Supriyo) | West Bengal | Asansol | BJP | Graduate | B.Com. (Hons) Calcutta University 1991 |
Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Bihar | Saran | BJP | Post Graduate | MA (Economics) From Magadh University, Bodh Gaya in 1987, LLB From Punjab University, Chandigarh,Year-1985, B.A.(Hons.) From Punjab University, Chandigarh,Year-1982 |
Giriraj Singh | Bihar | Nawada | BJP | Graduate | Graduate From Magadh University in 1971 |
Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya | Gujarat | Rajkot | BJP | 8th Pass | 8th Pass From V.V.C. HIGH SCHOOL Morbi,Year-1967 |
Sanwar Lal Jat | Rajasthan | Ajmer | BJP | Doctorate | Phd. (1990) & M.Com (1977) from Rajasthan University, Jaipur |
Chaudhry Haribhai Parthibhai | Gujarat | Banaskantha | BJP | Post Graduate | M.Com, 1st Part, Mumbai University 1977, B.Com (Pass) in 1975, Old S.S.C. In 1971 |
Ahir Hansraj Gangaram | Maharashtra | Chandrapur | BJP | 10th Pass | S.S.C., Nagpur Board, Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya, Chandrapur, 1971 |
Vijay Sampla | Punjab | Hoshiarpur | BJP | 10th Pass | Matric Passed in 1979 from Public High School Kukkar Pind Jalandhar attached to Punjab School Education Board |
Dr. Ramshankar Katheria | Uttar Pradesh | Agra | BJP | Doctorate | PhD In 1993, Post Graduate In 1988, Graduate In 1985 From Kanpur University Kanpur |
Ram Kripal Yadav | Bihar | Pataliputra | BJP | Graduate | Bachelor from Magadh University 1978, Matric from Bihar Vidiyala Examination Samiti, 1974 |
Sadhavi Niranjan Jyoti | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur | BJP | 12th Pass | Intermediate from Secondary Education Board in 2008 |
Yalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary | Andhra Pradesh | Rajya Sabha | TDP | Post Graduate | Masters in Engineering |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Uttar Pradesh | Rajya Sabha | BJP | Post Graduate | |
Jagat Prakash Nadda | Himachal Pradesh | Rajya Sabha | BJP | Graduate Professional | B.A (Political Honors ) from Patna University Bihar in 1980, LLB from H.P University ,Shimla ,H.P in 1982-85 |
Prabhu Manohar Parrikar | Goa (2012) | Panaji (North Goa) | BJP | Graduate Professional | Bachelor of Technology (Metallurgy) in 1978 from Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay |
Among 64 ministers analysed in total, 12(19%) Ministers have declared that have an education qualification of 12th pass or below while 51 (80%) Ministers have declared having an educational qualification of Graduation and above.
Education Group | Number of Ministers analyzed |
5th Pass | 1 |
8th Pass | 1 |
10th Pass | 7 |
12th Pass | 3 |
Graduate | 12 |
Graduate Professional | 19 |
Post Graduate | 15 |
Doctorate | 5 |
Others | 1 |
Total | 64 |