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election 2018

Public Health Engineering Minister in Khattar
government, Dr Banwari Lal assets were increased dark Facts
by 44.23 per cent at 2.76 crore, while in 2014, he had
assets of 1.92 crore.
There is a rise of 27.8 per cent in the Food and Civil
Supplies Minister of Haryana government Karan Dev
Kamboj assets. He declared assets of 4.27 crore while a candidate facing
in 2014, he has assets of 3.34 crore.
The 31-year-old leader of Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), criminal charges had
Dushyant Chautala, contesting from Uchana Kalan
declared 74.77 crore as his total assets including 15.5% chances of
23.47 crore as movable assets and 51.30 crore as im-
movable assets. winning lok sabha
In Maharashtra assembly elections, Parag Shah of
BJP who is contesting from the Ghatkopar East seat 2019 elections against
of Mumbai has declared assets to the tune of 500.62
crore and is the richest candidate contesting the
elections. a 4.7% chance for a
Second in the list is again a BJP candidate and BJP
Mumbai president Mangal Prabhat Lodha contesting clean candidate.
from Malabar Hills with declared assets of 441 crore,
whereas Abu Azmi of Samajwadi party comes third
with declared assets of 210 crores, he is contesting
from Mankhurd Shivajinagar constituency. there were 21%
Also, the 29-year-old Shiv Sena leader Aaditya
Thackeray, contesting for the first time from Worli
Vidhan Sabha constituency and first Thackeray family chances of winning for
member to contest the elections has declared assets
worth 16.05 crore. Thackeray has movable assets of crorepati’ candidates
11.38 crore and immovable assets of 4.67 crore in-
cluding bank deposits of 10.36 crore. contesting elections
It will be interesting to watch how political parties
and candidates come unscathed even after spending against a 1% chance
huge amounts during electioneering but still coming
within the prescribed expenditure limits.
According to a report from the ADR, the 17th Lok of candidates with
Sabha elections “were not only a resounding victory
for the BJP but a victory for money and muscle power, assets below 1 crore.
with 43 per cent (233) of elected MPs having declared
criminal cases against them, an increase of 44 percent
since 2009.”
It said that 88 per cent (475) MPs have assets worth Source: Association for Democratic
1 crore and more, and the average assets per winner Reforms & National Election Watch
being 20.93 crore.
According to ADR analysis, “a candidate facing
criminal charges had 15.5 per cent chances of winning
Lok Sabha 2019 elections against a 4.7 per cent chance
for a clean candidate. Speaking of winning based on
assets, there were 21 per cent chances of winning for
crorepati’ candidates contesting elections against
a 1 percent chance of candidates with assets below
1 crore. This is the grim reality of the world’s largest
elections.”

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