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Odisha Diary
http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=49097
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Bhubaneswar
Report by Priyabrata Nayak, Bhubaneswar:  29 crorepatis among the 98 candidates contesting the in the phase two polls in Odisha, due on April 17. This was revealed by the Odisha Election Watch  and  Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). 
BJD candidate Pinaki Misra is the richest amongst all. Mr.Mishra who is BJD candiadte in the Puri Lok Sabha constituency has assets worth more than Rs 137 crore. Sunjoy Hans of Aama Odisha Party from Bhubaneswar constituency owns assets worth Rs 65 crore. Rabindra Kumar Jena of BJD from Balasore constituency comes  third with assets worth Rs 57 crore.

Criminal Background

Criteria for serious criminal cases

  1. Offence for which maximum punishment is of 5 years or more.
  2. If an offence is non-bailable
  3. If it is an electoral offence (IPC 171E or bribery)
  4. Offence related to loss to exchequer
  5. Offences that are assault, murder, kidnap, rape related
  6. Offences that are mentioned in Representation of the People Act (Section 8)
  7. Offences under Prevention of Corruption Act
  8. Crimes against women.

 

Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 98 candidates analysed, 20 (20%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.

  • Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Out of 98 candidates, 12 candidates have declared serious criminal cases relating to attempt to murder, intent to outraging a woman’s modesty, criminal intimidation, promoting communal disharmony etc.
  • Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases:  6 (55%) out of 11 candidates fielded by BJP, 2 (18%) out of 11 candidates from INC, 1 (9%) out of 11 candidates from BJD, 2 (18%) of 11 candidates from BSP and 1 (10%) out of 10 candidates of AAP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
  • Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 2 (18%) of 11 candidates fielded by BJP, 1 each (9%) fielded by INC and BSP and 1 (10%) out of 10 candidates of AAP have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

 

 

Red Alert Constituencies*: 2 out of 11 constituencies in Odisha (Phase – 2) have at least 3 candidates with declared criminal cases. 
*Red Alert Constituencies are those which have 3 or more candidates with criminal cases contesting elections.

 

S.No.

Constituency

Number of Candidates Analyzed

Number of Candidates with Criminal Charges

Parties with criminal candidates

1

Balasore

10

4

BJP, BSP, AITC, CPI

2

Dhenkanal

12

4

BJP, INC, BJD, SUCI(C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Background

  • Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 98 candidates analysed, 29 (30%) are crorepatis.
  • Party-wise Crorepati Candidates: Among major parties, 9 (82%) out of 11 candidates of INC, 8 (73%) out of 11 candidates of BJD, 4 (36%) out of 11 candidates of BJP, 3 (30%) out of 10 candidates of AAP and 1 (50%) out of 2 candidates of AITC have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
  • Average Assets: The average assets per candidate contesting in Odisha – Phase 2 in Lok Sabha 2014 elections is Rs. 3.96 crores.
  • Party-wise Average Assets: Among major parties, the average asset of 11 BJD candidates is Rs 23 crores, 11 INC candidates have an average assets of Rs 2.53 crores, 11 BJP candidates have Rs 1.06 crores,  11 BSP candidates have Rs 26.66 lakhs and 10 AAP candidates have average asset of Rs. 62.58 lakhs.
  • High Asset Candidates: 8 candidates have declared more than Rs. 5 crores worth of assets. Total assets include Self Assets and Others’ Assets. The top three candidates with highest assets are given below:

S.No.

Name

Constituency

Party Name

Total Assets (Rs)

1

Pinaki Mishra

Puri

BJD

1,37,09,91,203
 137 Crore+

2

Sunjoy Hans

Bhubaneswar

Aama Odisha Party

65,91,12,136 
 65 Crore+

3

Rabindra Kumar Jena

Balasore

BJD

57,01,39,716 
 57 Crore+

 

  • Low Asset Candidates: Out of 98 candidates analysed, a total of 6 candidates have declared assets less than Rs 1 lakh. The  three candidates with lowest assets are as follows:

S.No.

Name

Constituency

Party Name

Total Assets (Rs)

1

Sabyasachi Mahapatra

Cuttack

CPI(ML) Red star

600 
 6 Hund+

2

Subas Chandra Mallick

Jajpur

SUCI(C)

6,000 
 6 Thou+

3

Debendra Kumar Mallik

Jajpur

BSP

10,000 
 10 Thou+

 

  • Candidates with Liabilities: A total of 45 candidates out of 98 analyzed have declared liabilities out of which 6 candidates have declared liabilities above Rs 1 crore. Sunjoy Hans of  Aama Odisha Party from Bhubaneshwar constituency has declared liabilities of Rs. 14.36 crores followed by Rabindra Kumar Jena of BJD from Balasore constituency with liabilities of Rs 5.58 crores and Sangram Keshari Jena of INC from Bhadrak constituency declaring total liabilities of Rs 2.30 crores
  • Candidates with High Income: A total of 53 candidates have declared their income tax details out of which 5 candidates have declared a total income of more than  Rs 1 crore. Rabindra Kumar Jena of BJD from Balasore constituency has declared the highest total income of Rs 6.64 crores followed by Pinaki Mishra of BJD from Puri constituency with a total income of Rs 3.92 crores and Sri Baijayant Panda of BJD from Kendrapara constituency with a total income of Rs. 3.57 crores. *Total income includes income of self, spouse and candidates
  • Candidates who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 45 (46%) candidates out of 98 analyzed 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: 7  candidates out of 98 analysed have declared asset value of more than Rs 50 lakhs but have not declared Income Tax Details.
  • Undeclared PAN: 18 (18%) out of 98 candidates analysed have not declared their PAN details.

Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age)

 

  • Candidates Education

Education Group

Number of Candidates analyzed

8th Pass

2

10th Pass

6

12th Pass

8

Graduate

27

Graduate Professional

17

Post Graduate

27

Doctorate

3

Others

6

Not Given

2

Total

98

 

  • Candidates’ Age

Age Group

Number of Candidates Analyzed

Unknown

1

25-30

3

31-40

22

41-50

37

51-60

15

61-70

17

71-80

3

Total

98

 

  • Women Candidates

Men

87

Women

11

Total

98

 

 

 

 

Detailed Analysis based on declared criminal cases

Party-wise total candidates with declared criminal cases

 

Out of the 98 candidates analysed, 20 candidates (or 20%) have declared a criminal case against themselves.

Party Name

Total number of candidates analyzed

candidates with declared Criminal Cases

% of candidates with declared criminal cases

candidates with serious declared criminal cases

% of candidates with serious declared criminal cases

BJD

11

1

9%

0

0%

BJP

11

6

55%

2

18%

INC

11

2

18%

1

9%

BSP

11

2

18%

1

9%

AAP

10

1

10%

1

10%

SUCI(C)

3

1

33%

1

33%

CPI

3

1

33%

1

33%

AITC

2

2

100%

1

50%

SAMATA KRANTI DAL

2

1

50%

1

50%

BAHUJAN MUKTI PARTY

2

1

50%

1

50%

CPI(ML)L

1

1

100%

1

100%

IND

15

1

7%

1

7%

Others

16

0

0%

0

0%

Total

98

20

20%

12

12%

Table: Party-wise total candidates with declared criminal cases

 

Detailed Analysis Based on Financial Background of Candidates

Party-wise Crorepati Candidates

Party Name

Number of Candidates Analyzed

Crorepatis

Percentage of Crorepati Candidates

INC

11

9

82%

BJD

11

8

73%

BJP

11

4

36%

AAP

10

3

30%

AAMA ODISHA PARTY

5

2

40%

AITC

2

1

50%

IND

15

2

13%

OTHER

33

0

0%

Total

98

29

30%

Table: Party-wise crorepati candidates

Party-wise Average Assets

Party Name

Number of Candidates Analyzed

Avg Assets

BJD

11

Rs 23,00,05,670 
~ 23 Crore+

INC

11

Rs 2,53,50,141 
~ 2 Crore+

BJP

11

Rs 1,06,04,494 
~ 1 Crore+

BSP

11

Rs 26,66,858 
~ 26 Lacs+

AAP

10

Rs 62,58,772 
~ 62 Lacs+

Aama Odisha Party

5

Rs 14,31,20,600 
~ 14 Crore+

CPI

3

Rs 26,13,807 
~ 26 Lacs+

SUCI(C)

3

Rs 1,95,413 
~ 1 Lacs+

AITC

2

Rs 85,90,000 
~ 85 Lacs+

Bahujan Mukti Party

2

Rs 13,71,996 
~ 13 Lacs+

Samata Kranti Dal

2

Rs 7,81,250 
~ 7 Lacs+

CPI(ML) Red star

2

Rs 83,449 
~ 83 Thou+

AJSUP

1

Rs 86,04,192 
~ 86 Lacs+

SP

1

Rs 46,97,137 
~ 46 Lacs+

Rashtriya Indepndent Morcha

1

Rs 46,27,400 
~ 46 Lacs+

JMM

1

Rs 39,93,858 
~ 39 Lacs+

Samruddha Odisha

1

Rs 27,90,039 
~ 27 Lacs+

Ambedkarite Party of India

1

Rs 21,40,000 
~ 21 Lacs+

Proutist Bloc, India

1

Rs 20,24,713 
~ 20 Lacs+

CPI(ML)L

1

Rs 20,06,000 
~ 20 Lacs+

Kalinga Sena

1

Rs 4,84,637 
~ 4 Lacs+

Odisha Jan Morcha

1

Rs 2,45,000 
~ 2 Lacs+

IND

15

Rs 59,11,569 
~ 59 Lacs+

All Parties

98

Rs 3,96,27,113 
3 Crore+

Table: Party-wise average assets of contesting candidates

Top Ten Candidates with High Liabilities

S.No.

Name

Constituency

Party Name

Total Assets(Rs)

Liabilities (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Sunjoy Hans

Bhubaneswar

Aama Odisha Party

65,91,12,136 
 65 Crore+

14,36,74,099
 14 Crore+

Y

2

Rabindra Kumar Jena

Balasore

BJD

57,01,39,716 
 57 Crore+

5,58,93,020 
 5 Crore+

Y

3

Sangram Keshari Jena

Bhadrak

INC

1,01,08,428 
 1 Crore+

2,30,25,000 
 2 Crore+

Y

4

Pinaki Mishra

Puri

BJD

1,37,09,91,203
 137 Crore+

1,99,75,839 
 1 Crore+

Y

5

Sudhir Kumar Samal

Dhenkanal

INC

8,59,01,162 
 8 Crore+

1,74,84,885 
 1 Crore+

Y

6

Dharanidhar Nayak

Kendrapara

INC

3,50,40,745 
 3 Crore+

1,18,69,710 
 1 Crore+

Y

7

Prasanna Kumar Patasani,

Bhubaneswar

BJD

1,35,57,443 
 1 Crore+

95,90,067 
 95 Lacs+

N

8

Shyam Sundar Hansdah

Mayurbhanj

INC

3,21,58,487 
 3 Crore+

91,16,999 
 91 Lacs+

Y

9

Aparajita Mohanty

Cuttack

INC

2,77,91,663 
 2 Crore+

79,03,022 
 79 Lacs+

Y

10

Samir Dey

Cuttack

BJP

1,99,60,747 
 1 Crore+

67,19,742 
 67 Lacs+

Y

Table: Top Ten Candidates with High Liabilities

Top Ten Candidates with High Income

S.No.

Name

Party Name

Constituency

Total Assets

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)

Self income shown by candidate in ITR

1

Rabindra Kumar Jena

BJD

Balasore

57,01,39,716

57 Crore+

2012-2013

6,64,51,150

6 Crore+

4,89,90,030

4 Crore+

2

Pinaki Mishra

BJD

Puri

1,37,09,91,203

137 Crore+

2012-2013

3,92,38,970

3 Crore+

3,81,17,670

3 Crore+

3

Sri Baijayant Panda

BJD

Kendrapara

31,24,32,726

31 Crore+

2012-2013

3,57,93,164

3 Crore+

3,06,19,775

3 Crore+

4

Sunjoy Hans

Aama Odisha Party

Bhubaneswar

65,91,12,136

65 Crore+

2012-2013

2,04,06,680

2 Crore+

1,43,66,806

1 Crore+

5

Tathagata Satpathy

BJD

Dhenkanal

3,54,34,099

3 Crore+

2012-2013

1,29,55,177

1 Crore+

68,67,874

68 Lacs+

6

Sudhir Kumar Samal

INC

Dhenkanal

8,59,01,162

8 Crore+

2012-2013

77,87,377

77 Lacs+

40,58,292

40 Lacs+

7

Bismaya Mahapatra,

AAP

Bhubaneswar

1,51,56,959

1 Crore+

2012-2013

48,44,916

48 Lacs+

14,65,616

14 Lacs+

8

Sucharita Mohanty

INC

Puri

3,65,46,329

3 Crore+

2012-2013

38,07,352

38 Lacs+

7,53,870

7 Lacs+

9

Mamata Kundu

AAP

Balasore

1,51,05,000

1 Crore+

2013-2014

27,10,000

27 Lacs+

3,10,000

3 Lacs+

10

Kartikeswar Patra

AITC

Balasore

43,65,951

43 Lacs+

2013-2014

21,96,104

21 Lacs+

21,96,104

21 Lacs+

Table: Top Ten Candidates with High income

Candidates with High Assets who have not Declared Income Tax Details

S.No.

Name

Constituency

Party Name

Total Assets (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Sakuntala Laguri

Keonjhar

BJD

10,15,31,625

 10 Crore+

Y

2

Prasanna Kumar Patasani,

Bhubaneswar

BJD

1,35,57,443

 1 Crore+

N

3

Arjun Charan Mallik

Bhadrak

BSP

78,17,500

 78 Lacs+

Y

4

Bibhu Prasad Tarai

Jagatsinghpur

INC

57,56,318

 57 Lacs+

Y

5

Sujit Kumar Lugun

Keonjhar

IND

53,89,000

 53 Lacs+

N

6

Ajay Kumar Behera

Jagatsinghpur

CPI

51,37,088

 51 Lacs+

N

7

Nirada Barana Khuntia

Puri

AAP

50,04,386

 50 Lacs+

Y

Table: Candidates with high assets who have not declared Income Tax details

Candidates who have not declared PAN

S.No.

Name

Constituency

Party Name

Total Assets (Rs)

PAN Given

1

Prasanna Kumar Patasani,

Bhubaneswar

BJD

1,35,57,443
 1 Crore+

N

2

Sujit Kumar Lugun

Keonjhar

IND

53,89,000 
 53 Lacs+

N

3

Ajay Kumar Behera

Jagatsinghpur

CPI

51,37,088 
 51 Lacs+

N

4

Prana Krushna Dalabehera

Bhubaneswar

Samruddha Odisha

27,90,039 
 27 Lacs+

N

5

Pradip Kumar Mallick

Jagatsinghpur

BSP

17,60,000 
 17 Lacs+

N

6

Rita Tarai

Jajpur

BJD

16,22,003 
 16 Lacs+

N

7

Pramod Sahu

Kendrapara

IND

12,63,856 
 12 Lacs+

N

8

* Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Balasore

BJP

10,18,629 
 10 Lacs+

N

9

Nirmal Samal

Dhenkanal

IND

7,40,000 
 7 Lacs+

N

10

Manasi Swain

Dhenkanal

SUCI(C)

4,53,116 
 4 Lacs+

N

11

Gayadhar Mallick

Jajpur

Samata Kranti Dal

3,71,500 
 3 Lacs+

N

12

Ramesh Jena

Bhadrak

CPI

3,46,987 
 3 Lacs+

N

13

Pramila Behera

Bhubaneswar

CPI(ML) Red star

1,66,297 
 1 Lacs+

N

14

Pramod Kumar Mallick

Cuttack

BSP

1,36,000 
 1 Lacs+

N

15

Susanta Kumar Jena

Bhadrak

IND

15,000 
 15 Thou+

N

16

Debendra Kumar Mallik

Jajpur

BSP

10,000 
 10 Thou+

N

17

Subas Chandra Mallick

Jajpur

SUCI(C)

6,000 
 6 Thou+

N

18

Sabyasachi Mahapatra

Cuttack

CPI(ML) Red star

600 
 6 Hund+

N

Table: Candidates who have not declared PAN detail

 

Party-wise Gender of contesting candidates

S.No.

Party Name

Total candidates analyzed

Men

Women

1

BJP

11

11

2

BJD

11

9

2

3

INC

11

9

2

4

BSP

11

11

5

AAP

10

7

3

6

Aama Odisha Party

5

5

7

SUCI(C)

3

1

2

8

CPI

3

3

9

AITC

2

2

10

CPI(ML) Red star

2

1

1

11

Bahujan Mukti Party

2

2

12

Samata Kranti Dal

2

2

13

AJSUP

1

1

14

SP

1

1

15

Odisha Jan Morcha

1

0

1

16

Samruddha Odisha

1

1

17

JMM

1

1

18

Kalinga Sena

1

1

19

Ambedkarite Party of India

1

1

20

Proutist Bloc, India

1

1

21

Rashtriya Indepndent Morcha

1

1

22

CPI(ML)L

1

1

23

IND

15

15

 

Total

98

87

11

Table: Party-wise gender of contesting candidates