Sagar mediabrief

11th Dec, 2017

Dear Friends,

The Gujarat Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1815 out of 1828 candidates, who are contesting in the both phases of Gujarat Assembly Elections. There are 13 candidates who have not been analysed as the affidavits of these candidates were either badly scanned or the complete affidavits were not available on the ECI website.

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(Gujarati report attached)

Consolidated report on candidates contesting in Phases I & II of Gujarat Assembly elections, 2017:

Summary and Highlights

Criminal Background

Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of 1815 candidates analyzed, 253 (14%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, out of 1283 candidates analysed, 222(17%) had declared criminal cases against themselves.
Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 154 (8%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases, including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc. In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, 92 (7%) candidates had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Candidates with cases related to murder: 3 candidates have declared cases related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302). The details of these candidates are given below:

S.No	Name	Party	District	Constituency	Charges related to murder
1.	Maheshbhai Chotubhai Vasava	Bhartiya Tribal Party	Narmada	Dediapada(ST)	2 charges related to murder
2.	Bhuriya Maheshbhai Somjibhai	BJP	Dahod	Jhalod (ST)	1 charge related to murder
3.	Katara Bhaveshbhai Babubhai	INC	Dahod	Jhalod (ST)	1 charge related to murder

Table: Candidates with declared cases related to murder

Candidates with cases related to Attempt to Murder: 17 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-307).
Candidates with cases related to Crimes against Women: 4 candidates have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section-376), 1 candidate has declared case related to word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section-509) and 1 candidate has declared case related to Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354).
Candidates with cases related to Kidnapping: 7 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping such as kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person (IPC Section-365), Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. (IPC Section-366) and abduction (IPC Section-362).
Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: Among the major parties, 46(25%) out of 181 candidates from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), 56(32%) out of 176 candidates from Indian National Congress(INC), 17 (12%) out of 138 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP), 9 (16%) out of 57 candidates from NCP, 4 (14%) out of 28 candidates from AAP, and 65 (8%) out of 791 Independent candidates analysed have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Among the major parties, 26(14%) out of 181 candidates from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), 38 (22%) out of 176 candidates from Indian National Congress(INC), 10(7%) out of 138 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP), 2 (7%) out of 28 candidates from AAP, 6 (11%) out of 57 candidates from NCP, and 36 (5%) out of 791 Independent candidates analysed have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
Red Alert Constituencies*: There are 35(19%) out of 182 constituencies in the Gujarat assembly elections having 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases. In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, there were 25 (14%) red alert constituencies.

*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 the first phase of assembly elections Gujarat is as follows:

Value of assets (Rs.)	Number of candidates	Percentage of Candidates
Rs.5 cr and above	135	7%
Rs.2 crores to 5 crores	131	7%
Rs. 50 lakhs to 2 crores	348	19%
Rs.10 lakhs to 50 lakhs	437	24%
less than Rs. 10 lakhs	764	43%

Table: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates

High asset candidates: The details of top 3 candidates with highest declared assets, contesting in the Gujarat Assembly Elections are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Patel Pankajbhai Chimanbhai	AHMEDABAD	DASKROI	INC	5,73,09,877	2,26,19,96,416	2,31,93,06,293 231 Crore+	Y
2	Rajguru Indranilbhai Sanjaybhai	RAJKOT	RAJKOT WEST	INC	20,06,15,197	1,21,16,68,578	1,41,22,83,775 141 Crore+	Y
3	Saurabh Yashvantbhai Dalal Patel	BOTAD	BOTAD	BJP	67,87,85,869	55,91,00,000	1,23,78,85,869 123 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets

Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1815 candidates, 418 (23%) are crorepatis. In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, out of 1283 candidates, 285 (22%) were crorepatis.
Party wise Crorepati Candidates: Among the major parties 147(81%) out of 181 candidates from BJP, 129(73%) out of 176 candidates from INC, 5 (4%) out of 138 candidates from BSP, 11(39%) out of 28 candidates from AAP, 18(32%) out of 57 candidates from NCP and 60 (8%) out of 791 Independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Gujarat Assembly Elections is Rs 2.22 Crores. In 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections, average assets per candidate for 1283 candidates was Rs. 1.46 crores.
Party wise average assets: Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 181 BJP candidates is Rs. 9.04 crores, 176 INC candidates is Rs 9.10 crores, 138 BSP candidates have average assets of Rs 19.84 lakhs, 57 NCP candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.83 Crores, 28 AAP candidates have average assets worth Rs 1.86 crores, and 791 Independent candidates have average assets of Rs. 54.37 lakhs.

^* On assets means candidates who have not provided the total in their affidavits, it has been calculated on the basis of details provided by them in the same

Candidates with high liabilities: The details of top three candidates with highest liabilities are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party	Total Assets(Rs)	Liabilities (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Rajguru Indranilbhai Sanjaybhai	RAJKOT	RAJKOT WEST	INC	1,41,22,83,775 141 Crore+	45,46,77,532 45 Crore+	Y
2	Vaghela Dharmendrasinh Ranubha	VADODARA	VAGHODIA	IND	97,32,59,079 97 Crore+	34,38,73,465 34 Crore+	Y
3	Ambaliya Ravibhai Jamanadas	RAJKOT	JETPUR	INC	29,58,70,692 29 Crore+	29,89,18,942 29 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities

Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: 13 candidates have declared total self- annual income of more than Rs 1 crore. The details of top 3 candidates are as given below:

S.No.	Name	Party	Constituency	District	Total Assets (Rs)	Self Source of Income	Spouse's Source of Income	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) (in Rs)	Self income shown by candidate in ITR (in Rs)
1	Dhanjibhai Patel (Makson)	BJP	WADHWAN	SURENDRANAGAR	3,90,51,313 3 Crore+	Farming & Business	Farming & Business	2016-2017	1,13,47,78,445 113 Crore+	3,94,36,236 3 Crore+
2	Pabubha Virambha Manek	BJP	DWARKA	DEVBHUMI DWARKA	2,69,89,503 2 Crore+	Business	Rent Income	2016-2017	88,42,28,456 88 Crore+	2,78,19,927 2 Crore+
3	Saurabh Yashvantbhai Dalal Patel	BJP	BOTAD	BOTAD	1,06,57,644 1 Crore+	Business	Salary, Interest, Dividend	2016-2017	1,23,78,85,869 123 Crore+	2,45,94,864 2 Crore+

Table: Top 3 candidates with high income as declared in ITR

*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents

Candidates with high Assets who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 40 candidates with assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore have not declared Income Tax details. The details of top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared their IT returns are as given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Total Income (Rs)	Self Source of Income	Spouse’s Source of Income	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given	Self Income
1	Bhaveshbhai Ramnikbhai Bhalara	RAJKOT	RAJKOT EAST	IND	480000	Advocate	-	31,33,876	8,21,17,000	8,52,50,876 8 Crore+	Y	ITR not filed
2	Thakor Ramjibhai Sonaji	MAHESANA	KHERALU	INC	0	Farmer, Animal Care and LIC agent	Housewife	3,27,380	6,10,00,000	6,13,27,380 6 Crore+	Y	ITR not filed
3	Zala Rajendrasinh Kalusinh	SABARKANTHA	PRANTIJ	NCP	0	Farmer and Broker	Housewife and Sarpanch	39,12,344	5,60,00,000	5,99,12,344 5 Crore+	Y	ITR not filed

Table: Top three candidates with highest assets who have not declared ITR details

* Some candidates may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns

Analysis of Assets Comparison of Re-contesting MLAs

Executive Summary

Recontesting MLAs: Gujarat Election Watch (GEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analyzed the affidavits of 121 re-contesting MLAs (Including Bye- Elections) in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly Elections.
Average Assets in 2012 Elections: The average assets of these 121 re-contesting MLAs from various parties including independent MLAs in 2012 was Rs 7.56 crores (Rs 7,56,31,363)
Average Assets in 2017 Elections: The average assets of these 121 re-contesting MLAs in 2017 is Rs 10.54 crores (Rs. 10, 54, 08,834).
Average Asset change from 2012 to 2017: The average assets of these 121 re- contesting MLAs, between the Gujarat Elections of 2012 and 2017 has increased by Rs. 2.97 crores (Rs. 2,97,77,471).
Percentage change in assets from 2012 to 2017: The average percentage increase in assets for these 121 re-contesting MLAs is 39%.
Highest growth in Assets from 2012 to 2017: The details of top 3 re-contesting MLAs who have shown highest growth in their assets between 2012 and 2017 can be seen below:

S.No.	Name	Party in Gujarat 2017	Party in Gujarat 2012	Constituency in Gujarat 2017	Constituency in Gujarat 2012	Assets in Gujarat 2017 (Rs.)	Assets in Gujarat 2012 (Rs.)	Assets Increase (Rs.)	% Increase in Assets
1.	Saurabh Yashvantbhai Dalal Patel	BJP	BJP	BOTAD	AKOTA	1,23,78,85,869 123 Crore+	56,60,01,812 56 Crore+	67,18,84,057 67 Crore+	119%
2.	Pabubha Virambha Manek	BJP	BJP	DWARKA	DWARKA	88,42,28,456 88 Crore+	31,86,39,715 31 Crore+	56,55,88,741 56 Crore+	178%
3.	Dineshbhai Balubhai Patel	BJP	BJP	PADRA	PADRA	61,29,95,016 61 Crore+	39,41,42,438 39 Crore+	21,88,52,578 21 Crore+	56%

Table 1: Highest growth in Assets (Top 3)

Average assets change of re-contesting MLAs: Party-Wise: Following table illustrates the party wise assortment of the average increase in assets of the re-contesting MLAs:

S.No.	Party in Gujarat 2017	Total Number of Re-contesting MLAs	Average Assets in Gujarat 2017(Rs.)	Average Assets in Gujarat 2012 (Rs.)	Average Assets Increase (Rs.)	Average % Increase in Assets
1.	BJP	81	10,69,92,801 10 Crore+	6,82,20,021 6 Crore+	3,87,72,779 3 Crore+	57%
2.	INC	37	10,12,07,375 10 Crore+	8,88,15,627 8 Crore+	1,23,91,747 1 Crore+	14%
3.	NCP	2	16,04,74,597 16 Crore+	15,61,57,483 15 Crore+	43,17,114 43 Lacs+	3%
4.	Bhartiya Tribal Party	1	2,24,30,000 2 Crore+	2,70,80,000 2 Crore+	-46,50,000	-17%
	GRAND TOTAL	121	10,54,08,834 10 Crore+	7,56,31,363 7 Crore+	2,97,77,471 2 Crore+	39%