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during Jharkhand 2014 assembly elec- 8 (10 per cent) MLAs were women. Other
tions, 41 (51 per cent) MLAs were crore- details of MLAs also make interesting
patis. Party wise crorepati MLAs include reading. The Number of re-elected MLAs
18 (72 per cent) out of 25 from BJP, 2 (67 analyzed in the Jharkhand assembly
per cent) out of 3 MLAs from JVM(P), 22 elections of 2019 is 36.
(73 per cent) out of 30 MLAs from JMM, 2
(100 per cent) MLAs from AJSU, 9 (56 per he elected MLAs with high liabili-
cent) out of 16 MLAs INC, and 2 (100 per ties are 16 or overall 20 per cent.
cent) Independent MLAs have declared T The BJP’s Manish Jaiswal is on top
assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore. of the list with liabilities of 5.38 crores
The average of assets per MLA in while he had additional disputed liabili-
the Jharkhand Elections 2019 is 3.87 ties of Rs 8.77 crores as per his own dec-
Crore. The average of assets per MLA laration. Sudesh Kumar Mehto of AJSU
in the Jharkhand Assembly Elections Party had liabilities of 3.42 crores while
2014 was 1.84 crores. Among major Kamlesh Kumar Singh of NCP had liabili-
parties, the average assets per MLAs ties totaling 2.95 crores.
for 30 JMM MLAs is 3.05 crores, 25 BJP The average assets of re-elected MLAs
MLAs is 4.79 crores, 16 INC MLAs is in 2014 were 2.07 crores. The average as-
sets of re-elected MLAs in 2019 are worth
3.73 crores. The growth in average assets
In terms of educational of re-elected MLAs is 1.65 crores or by
qualifications, 30 (37 80 per cent from 2014 to 2019. In all there
per cent) MLAs have are 36 MLAs who have been reelected in
2019.
declared their educational The addition in assets of re-elected
qualification to be between MLAs is steep. For instance assets of re-
elected BJP MLAs showed a growth of
8th pass and 12th pass, 85.88 per cent from 2014 to 2019, 99.54
per cent in case of re-elected MLAs from
while 49 (60 per cent) MLAs JMM, 25.70 per cent in case of INC, 51.34
have declared having an per cent in case of JVM and 39 per cent in
against women and out of these five, two case of independents.
have declared cases related to rape un- educational qualification of The elected MLAs with lowest as-
der Section 376 of IPC. sets are Mangal Kalindi who won from
Party wise 12 out of 25 MLAs are from graduate and above Jugalai (SC) on JMM ticket. He declared
BJP (48 per cent), three out of three from moveable assets of 30,000 and zero im-
JVM (100 per cent), 17 out of 30 MLAs of 4.27 crores, 2 AJSU Party MLAs have av- movable assets. Amba Prasad of INC who
JMM (57 per cent), one out of two MLAs of erage assets of 10.26 crores and 3 JVM(P) won from Barkagaon had total assets
AJSU (50 per cent), eight out of 16 MLAs MLAs have average assets worth 88.84 of4.74 lakhs and Samir Kumar Mohanti
of Indian National Congress (50 per cent) lakhs. who won from Baharagora on JMM tick-
and one MLA each from NCP, CPI and About educational qualifiations, 30 et had movable assets of 3.49 lakh and
RJD (100 per cent) have criminal cases (37 per cent) MLAs have declared their immovable assets of 3.15 lakh.
against them as per the affidavits filed by educational qualification to be between Among major parties, the average
them. 8th pass and 12th pass, while 49 (60 per assets per MLAs for 30 JMM MLAs is
When we talk about serious criminal cent) MLAs have declared having an ed- 3.05 crores, 25 BJP MLAs is 4.79 crores,
cases, 9 out of 25 MLAs or 36 per cent ucational qualification of graduate and 16 INC MLAs is 4.27 crores, 2 AJSU Par-
who have serious criminal cases against above. One MLA has declared himself to ty MLAs have average assets of 10.26
them are from BJP, three out of three or be just literate and one MLA is a Diploma crores and 3 JVM(P) MLAs have average
100 per cent are from JVM, 12 out of 30 Holder. As many as 46 (57 per cent) MLAs assets worth 88.84 lakhs. Rameshwar
MLAs of JMM Party or 40 per cent, eight have declared their age to be between 25 Oraon who won from Lohardaga(ST)
out of 16 MLAs of INC or 50 per cent and and 50 years while 35 (43 per cent) MLAs constituency on INC ticket had total
one each from CPI, RJD or 100 per cent. have declared their age to be between 51 assets of over 28 crores including 27
Interestingly, 69 per cent of the and 80 years. crores of immovable assets.
elected MLAs analyzed or 56 out of 81 Out of 81 MLAs, only 10 (12 per cent)
are crorepatis. Out of 81 MLAs analyzed MLAs are women. In 2014, out of 81 MLAs, LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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