Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have analyzed and updated the criminal, financial and other background details of 226 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs. In the current Rajya Sabha, four seats from West Bengal state are vacant. Three MPs have not been analysed as their affidavits were unavailable.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND

• Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: Out of the 226 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs analysed, 69 (31%) Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves.
• Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with serious criminal cases: 36 (16%) Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared serious criminal cases.
• Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to murder: 1 Rajya Sabha Sitting MP has declared case related to murder (IPC section 302).
• Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to attempt to murder: 4 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307).
• Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with declared cases related to Crime Against Women: 4 Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs have declared cases related to crimes against women.
• Party wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: 28 (26%) out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 12 (41%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2 (22%) out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from AITC, 2 (25%) out of 8 Rajya Sabha MPs from DMK, 2 (50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from SP, 3 (75%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 3 (100%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS, 3 (100%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from CPI(M), 2 (67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from RJD, 1 (25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from AIADMK, 1 (25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP and 1 (33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from AAP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
• Party wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with serious criminal cases: 14 (13%) out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 8 (28%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2 (22%) out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from AITC, 1 (13%) out of 8 Rajya Sabha MPs from DMK, 1 (25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from SP, 1 (25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 1 (33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS, 2 (67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from CPI(M), 1 (25%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP and 1 (33%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from AAP have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
• State Wise Rajya Sabha sitting MPs with criminal cases: 5 (71%) out of 7 Rajya Sabha MPs from Telangana, 2 (67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi, 10 (53%) out of 19 Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra, 5 (45%) out of 11 Rajya Sabha MPs from Andhra Pradesh, 7 (44%) out of 16 Rajya Sabha MPs from Bihar and 4 (44%) out of 9 Rajya Sabha MPs from Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

FINANCIAL BACKGROUND

• Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Out of the 226 sitting Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs analysed, 31 (14%) are Billionaires.
• Party wise Billionaire Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Among major parties, 7 (7%) out of 107 Rajya Sabha MPs from BJP, 6 (21%) out of 29 Rajya Sabha MPs from INC, 2 (50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from YSRCP, 2 (50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP, 2 (67%) out of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs from BRS and 2 (50%) out of 4 Rajya Sabha MPs from NCP have declared assets valued more than Rs 100 crore.
• States with Highest Percentage of Billionaire Rajya Sabha MPs: 4 (57%) out of 7 MPs from Telangana, 5 (45%) out of 11 MPs from Andhra Pradesh, 3 (30%) out of 10 MPs from Odisha, 2 (29%) out of 7 MPs from Punjab, 2 (18%) out of 11 MPs from Gujarat, 4 (13%) out of 31 MPs from Uttar Pradesh, 2 (11%) out of 18 MPs from Tamil Nadu, 3 (16%) out of 19 MPs from Maharashtra and 1 (20%) out of 5 MPs from Haryana have declared assets worth more than Rs. 100 crores.
• Average assets: The average assets of Rajya Sabha sitting MPs is Rs. 115.25 crores.
• Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per MP for 107 BJP Rajya Sabha MPs analysed is Rs 76.46 crores, 29 INC Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets of Rs 130.37 crores, 9 AITC Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 16.72, 4 TDP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 251.95 crores, 8 DMK Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 11.90 crores, 4 YSRCP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 170.88 crores, 4 NCP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 149.35 crores, 3 BRS Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 1841.39 crores, 4 SP Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets worth Rs. 399.71 crores and 5 BJD Rajya Sabha MPs have average assets of Rs. 122.22 crores.
• Total assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets of 226 sitting MPs are Rs. 26,047 Crores.
• Party wise total assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets for 107 BJP MPs analysed is Rs. 8,181 Crores, for 3 BRS MPs analysed is Rs 5,524 Crores, for 29 INC MPs analysed is Rs 3,781 Crores and 4 Independent MPs have total assets worth Rs.2,211 Crores.
• States with Highest Total Assets of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: The total assets for 7 MPs analysed from Telangana is Rs 8,310 crores, followed by 7 MPs analysed from Punjab is Rs 5,729 crores and 31 MPs analysed from Uttar Pradesh have total assets worth Rs.3,089 Crores.

OTHER BACKGROUND DETAILS

• Education Details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: 36 (16%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 182 (81%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. 1 Rajya Sabha MP has declared himself to be just literate and 7 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs are Diploma Holders.
• Age details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: 12 (5%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their age to be between 31 and 40 years while 120 (53%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs have declared their age to be between 41 and 60 years.There are 91 (40%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs who have declared their age to be between 61 to 80 years. There are 3 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs who have declared their age to be above 80 years.
• Gender details of Rajya Sabha Sitting MPs: Out of 226 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs, 34 (15%) Rajya Sabha sitting MPs are women.

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