Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have highest Rajya Sabha MPs who are Billionaires - REPORT
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, andhra pradesh and telangana have the greatest proportion of rajya sabha members who are billionaires (around 12%). The criminal, financial, and other background information of 225 out of 233 rajya sabha MPs has been examined and updated by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National election Watch (NEW). One seat in the current rajya sabha remains unfilled.
According to the report, 5 (45 percent) out of 11 MPs from andhra pradesh, 3 (43 percent) out of 7 MPs from telangana, 3 (16 percent) out of 19 MPs from Maharashtra, 1 (33 percent) out of 3 MPs from Delhi, 2 (29 percent) out of 7 MPs from Punjab, 1 (20 percent) out of 5 MPs from haryana and 2 (18 percent) out of 11 MPs from madhya pradesh have declared assets worth more than Rs 100 crores.
The total assets of seven Members of parliament (MPs) analysed from telangana is Rs 5,596 crore, that of 11 MPs from andhra pradesh is Rs 3,823 crores, and 30 MPs analysed from Uttar Pradesh have total assets worth Rs 1,941 crores. Out of the 225 rajya sabha sitting MPs analysed, 75 (33 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves.Also about 41 (18 per cent) rajya sabha sitting MPs have declared serious criminal cases and two members have declared cases related to murder (IPC section 302).
According to the report, 5 (45 percent) out of 11 MPs from andhra pradesh, 3 (43 percent) out of 7 MPs from telangana, 3 (16 percent) out of 19 MPs from Maharashtra, 1 (33 percent) out of 3 MPs from Delhi, 2 (29 percent) out of 7 MPs from Punjab, 1 (20 percent) out of 5 MPs from haryana and 2 (18 percent) out of 11 MPs from madhya pradesh have declared assets worth more than Rs 100 crores.
The total assets of seven Members of parliament (MPs) analysed from telangana is Rs 5,596 crore, that of 11 MPs from andhra pradesh is Rs 3,823 crores, and 30 MPs analysed from Uttar Pradesh have total assets worth Rs 1,941 crores. Out of the 225 rajya sabha sitting MPs analysed, 75 (33 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves.Also about 41 (18 per cent) rajya sabha sitting MPs have declared serious criminal cases and two members have declared cases related to murder (IPC section 302).
Four rajya sabha sitting MPs have declared cases related to crimes against women. Out of 4 MPs, one rajya sabha sitting mp — Congress’ K C Venugopal — from rajasthan has declared case related to rape (IPC section 376).
About 23 (27 per cent) out of 85 rajya sabha MPs from BJP, 12 (40 per cent) out of 30 MPs from Congress, 4 (31 per cent) out of 13 MPs from AITC, 5 (83 per cent) out of 6 MPs from RJD, 4 (80 per cent) out of 5 MPs from CPI(M), 3 (30 per cent) out of 10 MPs from AAP, 3 (33 per cent) out of 9 MPs from YSRCP, and 2 (67 per cent) out of 3 rajya sabha MPs from the ncp have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.
About 23 (27 per cent) out of 85 rajya sabha MPs from BJP, 12 (40 per cent) out of 30 MPs from Congress, 4 (31 per cent) out of 13 MPs from AITC, 5 (83 per cent) out of 6 MPs from RJD, 4 (80 per cent) out of 5 MPs from CPI(M), 3 (30 per cent) out of 10 MPs from AAP, 3 (33 per cent) out of 9 MPs from YSRCP, and 2 (67 per cent) out of 3 rajya sabha MPs from the ncp have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.