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All 12 legislators

with criminal

past elected to

Haryana Assembly

The re-elected MLAs have won with less than 10 uency with a victory margin of 39.25 per cent. Among these
12 MLAs, three won with more than 20 per cent margin of
per cent of margin of victory, writes sunny sharma
C all it a co-incidence or winning skills, all the 12 MLAs on the basis of their own affidavits filed before contesting elec-
victory.
The information about legislators with criminal cases are
tion as is mandatory. Another highlight of the analysis by ADR
who had criminal cases pending against them have
is that on an average the vote share of winning MLAs went up.
won from Haryana where elections to State Assem-
bly were held recently.
2019 won by an average of 43.55 per cent of total votes polled.
The interesting information came to light when
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released its report On an average, the MLAs of the Haryana Assembly Elections,
In the 2014 elections the elected MLAs had won by an average
on January 10, 2020. Maximum margin of victory was in case of 39.84 per cent per cent of total votes polled.
of former chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda of Indian As many as 19(21 per cent) MLAs won with 50 per cent and
National Congress who won from Garhi Sampla Kiloi constit- above of the total votes polled in their constituency. As many

64% ministers face criminal cases

in Maharashtra government

Shiv Sena, eight Cabinet and two MoS of Democratic Reforms have analysed
tehelka bureau the Congress. the self-sworn affidavits of all 42 out of
With this, NCP leads with 12 Cabinet 43 Ministers from Maharashtra State
ministers and four MoS, the Shiv Sena Assembly 2019. According to Sharad
n the Uddhav Thackeray Govern- has 10 Cabinet ministers and four MoS Kumar, State Coordinator, Maharashtra
ment in Maharashtra as many as while the Congress has 10 Cabinet min- Election Watch “Since the Chief Minis-
27 ministers have criminal cases isters and two MoS. The state now has ter, Uddhav Thackrey has not contested
registered against them. This 43 ministers, including the Chief Min- any elections, his background details
I means whopping 64 per cent ister, Uddhav Thackerary. Maharashtra are not available for the analysis”.
ministers have criminal cases pending can have a maximum of 43 ministers. Coming to assets, the average assets
against them in the State. The size of council of ministers cannot of 42 ministers analysed is 21.95 crores.
Maharashtra Cabinet has 26 Cabinet exceed 15 per cent of the total number The top three ministers with highest
and 10 Ministers of State including NCP of MLAs, which is 288 in the state. declared assets are-Kadam Vishwajeet
leader Ajit Pawar who was sworn in as While 27 (64 per cent) ministers Patangrao from Palus Kadegaon con-
Deputy Chief Minister. The Maha Vikas have declared criminal cases against stituency who contested on Congress
Aghadi government comprises Shiv themselves, as many as 18(43 per ticket. He had moveable assets of over
Sena, NCP and Congress. The 36 minis- cent) ministers have declared serious 154 crores ( 1,54,75,74,096) and im-
ters sworn in on December 29 include criminal cases against themselves in moveable assets of over 62 crores
10 Cabinet and four ministers of state of the affidavits filed by them. Maharash- ( 62,07,66,139). Thus with total assets of
the NCP, eight Cabinet and four MoS of tra Election Watch and Association for over 216 crores, he tops the list.

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