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DELHI ELECTION WATCH (2008)

CRIMINIAL AND FINANCIAL BACKGROUND OF MLAs AND CANDIDATES

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2008

ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS

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DELHI ELECTION WATCH 2008

CRIMINAL AND FINANCIAL BACKGROUND OF MLAs AND CANDIDATES

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2008

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Contents

Sr.No. Description Page No.

1 Media Coverage 2 All India Election Watch Contact & Resource List 3 Report on Delhi Assembly Elections 2008 4 Financial Background & Criminal Records First List of

Ministers

5 Financial Background of Winners and Candidates 6 Criminal Background of MLAs 7 Voters’ Right to Know 8 Background on ADR and National Election Watch

ALL INDIA ELECTION WATCH CONTACT & RESOURCE LIST

Association for Democratic Reforms, B 1/6, Hauzkhas, New Delhi – 110 016 National Coordinator Mr. Anil Bairwal 011- 65901524 +91- 9999310100 [email protected] North Zone Coordinator Mr. Jaskirat Singh +91- 9316084953 [email protected] Andhra Pradesh Election Watch Mr. Ajay Gandhi +91- 9963077444 [email protected] www.apelectionwatch.org Ms. Sowmya Kidambi +919490469329 [email protected]. Rakesh Reddy Dubbudu +91- 9885419012 [email protected] Arunachal Pradesh Election Watch Mr. Dushan +91- 9862569134 [email protected] Assam Election Watch Mr. Tasaduk Ariful Hussain +91- 9435054775 [email protected]

Chhattisgarh Election Watch Mr. Gautam Bandyopadhyay +91- 9826171304 [email protected]. Uma Prakash Ojha +91- 9425210113 [email protected] Goa Election Watch Mr. Ajit Ranade +91- 9702215312 [email protected] Gujarat Election Watch Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar +91- 9999620944 [email protected]. Pankati +91- 9909006791 079-26821553 Anand/Manoj 079 - 2646 1629 Himachal Pradesh Election Watch Mr. J.R Ramoul +91- 9418023307, 9418618400 [email protected] Jammu & Kashmir Election Watch Dr Muzaffar Bhatt [email protected] Jharkhand Election Watch Mr. Sudhir Pal +91- 9431107277 [email protected]

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Tamil Nadu Election Watch Prof Sudarsan P 044-2257-4526 [email protected]. Kris Dev [email protected] Tripura Election Watch Mr. Biswendu +91-9436125214 [email protected] Uttar Pradesh Election Watch Mr. Ishwar Dwivedi +91- 9415001468 [email protected]. Navin Chandra Tiwari +91- 9935008249 [email protected] Lenin +91- 9935599333 [email protected]. Vineet Gavri +91- 9916712675 [email protected]. Sanjay Rai +91- 9415121462 [email protected]. Sanjay Singh Parmarth +91- 9415114151 [email protected]. Mahesh Anand +91- 9415233694 [email protected]. Snehvir Pundir +91- 9837250111 [email protected]



















Delhi Election Watch 2008 Report on 2008 Assembly Elections

This report on the 2008 assembly elections in Delhi is an outcome of a statewide, non-political, non-partisan

initiative of civil society. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), and other civil societies of Delhi

came together to build the Delhi Election Watch (DEW) group in order to monitor the assembly elections in the

state. The main objective of DEW is to disseminate information on the electoral process and candidates in an

unbiased and neutral manner so that voters can make an informed choice. In partnership with other

organizations around India, DEW seeks to raise voter awareness and work towards cleaner politics and

governance on an ongoing basis beyond the elections. The first DEW was carried out during the 2003 General

and Assembly Elections in Delhi.

While the process followed in this DEW was the same as that in 2003, there were some key factors that made a

qualitative difference to the outcome. First, the process of affidavit filing and making the same available to the

citizens is now streamlined into a single-window system by the Election Commission; as a result it was much

easier to access information on candidates. Second, since 2003, DEW’s partner network has also increased in

size and reach, enabling us to have press conferences in Delhi, and disseminate our information to a larger

population.

This report has information on the following category of candidates and MLA’s:

i. All candidates who contested the 2008 elections

ii. MLAs who won in their respective constituencies

iii. The first ministry which was announced by the new government

This report analyses the candidates’ and winners’ financial and criminal records. A short analysis on women’s

representation amongst the candidates as well as that amongst the winners is presented. It also reports whether

voters prefer youth as their representatives or they prefer old and experienced people. All the information in this

report was obtained from the election commission which made available the affidavits filed by the candidates.

These affidavits are now required to be filed as per the Supreme Court judgments of May 2, 2002 and March

13, 2003 in response to a petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

How representative is the Delhi Assembly 2008?

This was the first election after delimitation of constituencies in Delhi. The number of constituencies remained

70. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 23 seats, the Congress (INC) 42, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2, and

others including independents 2. The incumbent govt. of INC returned to power.

The polling percentage in the state was 56.93%. The votes obtained by the major parties are given in table 1.

Party

Vote Share

(in terms of %age

of total votes polled)

Vote Share

(in terms of %age

of total electors)

BJP 36.37 20.71

INC 40.30 22.95

BSP 13.95 7.94

OTHERS 9.38 5.34

Table 1: How Representative is the Assembly

BSP played a decisive role in Delhi, However, in the majority of the state, it was a two-way contest. Still, only

23 MLAs managed more than 50% of the total votes polled (See Table 2). BJP that won 42 seats and formed the

government got 40.30% of the total votes polled whereas Congress managed just 23 seats with 36.37% votes.

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How many votes they required to become MLAs?

Table 2 shows the vote share of the winning candidates in terms of percentage of the total votes polled as well

as in terms of percentage of the total number of registered electors. It informs us that at least 8 MLAs (11.43%)

were elected in spite of polling less than one-third of the total number of votes polled. At least 9 candidates will

represent their constituencies in the assembly despite polling less than one-fourth of the votes polled. The

winner with the least vote share was Dr. S.C.L.Gupta of Sangam Vihar who managed to win with a meager

27.37% votes. This independent candidate became an MLA although 76.63% of the voters of his constituency

didn’t vote for him.

Vote Share of Winner in terms

of % of Total Votes Polled Number of

Constituencies Vote Share of Winner in terms of

% of Total Number of Electors Number of

Constituencies

Above 50% 23 Above 50% 0

40% - 50% 30 40% - 50% 1

30% - 40% 13 30% - 40% 15

20% - 30% 3 20% - 30% 44

10% - 20% 0 10% - 20% 9

> 33.33% 8 > 33.33% 59

Table 2: Percentage of Votes by Constituency

Vote Share of Parties (2003 vs. 2008)

PARTY Seats

2003 Votes polled (%)

in 2003 Seats 2008

Votes polled (%) in 2008

Vote difference (2008 vs. 2003)

Seat Difference % (w.r.t. Total Number of

Seats in the Assembly)

BJP

20

35.22 23 36.37 1.15 3

INC 47 48.13 42 40.30 -7.83 -5

BSP 0 5.76 2 13.95 8.19 2

Table 3: Comparative Vote Share (2003 vs. 2008)

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Although INC was returned to power in the state in 2008 elections, its vote share dipped considerably as

compared to 2003. The loss of 7.83% votes resulted in a loss of 5 seats (7.14% of the total seats in the

assembly). On the other hand, BJP got only three more seats as compared to 2003. It increased its tally by 3

seats (4.28% of the total seats in the assembly) with a gain of just 1.15% votes. BSP, the third player in the

state, increased its vote share by 8.19% that increased its tally by 2 seats (2.85% of the total seats in the

assembly).

Demand for 33% Reservation for Women and Their Actual Representation

As Table 4 shows, representation of women as candidates and as MLAs is very low. Only 66 (9.14%) women

contested out of 861 contestants and there are only 3 (4.34%) women MLAs out of a total of 69. None of the

political parties gave anything near 33% of the seats to women. While approximately 11.59% of the candidates

fielded by Congress were women, women constituted approximately 4.34% of BJP’s candidates. A far cry from

the demand from both BJP and Congress that at least 33% seats, if not more, be reserved for women in

assemblies and parliament.

It’s clear that the newly-constituted Delhi assembly does not have adequate representation of women who

constitute half of the state’s population.

PARTY MALE CANDIDATES

MALE MLAs

FEMALE CANDIDATES

FEMALE MLAs

%FEMALE CANDIDATES w.r.t. TOTAL

CANDIDATES

% of FEMALE MLAs w.r.t. FEMALE CANDIDATES

BJP 66 23 3 0 4.35 0.00

INC 61 39 8 3 11.59 37.50

BSP 67 2 2 0 2.90 0.00

OTHERS 601 2 67 0 10.03 0.00

TOTAL 795 66 80 3 9.14 3.75

Table 4: Women Candidates and Their Success Rate

Youth vs. Experience

For the last few years, there has been an intense debate, sparked off by the media, over how a young country

needs a more youthful leadership. Analysts have pointed out the dichotomy between a country where 60 per

cent of the population is under 35 and yet the share of the population below 35 is very less in the legislative

bodies.

Table 5 shows the representation of various age groups in the assembly. It shows the age-wise breakup of the

MLAs. It informs us that the largest majority of the MLAs (26) belong to the age bracket of <45-55> followed

by those (19) that come in the age bracket of <55-65>. The MLAs in the bracket of <35-45> number 14.

However, it’s interesting to note that those above the retirement age, that is 65, number only 6 (8.69%). The

number of MLAs in the age bracket of <25-35> too is very low, that is, 4(5.79%).

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Age Bracket (in Years) Number of MLAs

25-35 4

35-45 14

45-55 26

55-65 19

> 65 6

Table 5: Age-wise breakup of MLAs

It seems like that the voters do not prefer candidates who are either too young or too old. They prefer candidates

with a mélange of youth and experience. They don’t go for raw youth. They would rather vote for candidates

who have a proven track record behind them that speaks for themselves. The candidate’s political skills, his

outlook and his ability to handle difficult challenges are considered by the voter in deciding who he/she wants

to vote for.

Money power and Winability

As the Table 6 shows, the higher the assets of a candidate, the higher is his chances of winning. While only

1.42% of the candidates with declared assets of less than Rs. 20 Lakhs managed to win, amongst the candidates

with declared assets of Rs 1 crore or more, 29.30% won.

Assets of Candidates < Rs20 Lakhs Rs 20 Lakhs to 1 Crore > Rs 1 Crore Winners 1.42 % 11.28 % 29.30 %

Table 6: Percentage of winners to candidates in each asset category

Assets of MLAs < Rs20 Lakhs Rs 20 Lakhs to 1 Crore > Rs 1 Crore Winners 7.58% 22.73% 69.69%

Table 7: Percentage of MLAs as per their asset category

While the average asset value of winners was Rs. 2.67 Crore, for that of the losers it was Rs. 1.74 Cr. The major

parties gave tickets to those with high assets - the average declared assets of Congress MLAs was Rs. 2.70 Cr.,

whereas for BJP MLAs, it was Rs. 2.86 Cr. (Note :- 3 Candidates/MLAs have not been considered in this table

due.)

Criminal Representation in the Assembly

Of the candidates fielded by major political parties, a total of 92 had criminal cases pending against them. There

were a total of 66 cases of serious nature including murder, attempt to murder, rape, theft, dacoity, robbery,

extortion, kidnapping, and cheating against these candidates (See Table 8). 27 of these won the elections, that is,

39.13% of MLAs in the current Delhi assembly are tainted. Out of these Congress accounted for 16, BJP for 16,

and other parties for 2. In other words, 38.09% of Congress MLAs have criminal records whereas 39.13% of

BJP MLAs have criminal records. It is obvious that neither of the national parties hesitate in using criminals to

win elections.

Table 8 gives the summary of the serious offences against candidates who contested the Delhi assembly

elections 2008. Out of these, those who were elected had 14 cases of serious nature against them.

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Nature of Criminal Charges (IPC Section Wise) Party-wise Break up (Major Parties)

Crime* BJP BSP INC

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302 Murder 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 4

307 Attempt to murder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 6

376 Rape 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

379 Theft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4

384, 386 Extortion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3

364, 365 Kidnapping 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

392, 393, 394, 395 , 396, 397 Dacoity, Robbery 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

341, 342 Wrongful restraint/ confinement 5 3 5 0 6 4 16 7 8 0 7 24

420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469 Cheating, Forgery 3 0 9 0 1 1 13 1 7 2 3 20

Total No. of Cases 10 4 19 0 7 5 35 8 31 5 13 66

Total Candidates / Winners with Criminal records 18 9 15 0 20 16 53 25 39 2 27 92

* Some Candidates have multiple offences and some have cases not included in this table.

Table 8: Candidates and Winners with Serious Offences

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Conclusion

The Delhi Election Watch sought to equip the voters with the information that they required to determine who

do they want to send to the state assembly to represent their interests. DEW informed them about the criminals

who had entered the electoral fray, about whether their candidate is equipped with the education required for

executing his/her responsibilities, and about his/her assets and liabilities. It also informed them how ‘serious’

our political parties are when they demand that 33% seats be reserved in the parliament and state assemblies in

order that the women get adequate representation. While only 4.38% of the candidates fielded by BJP were

women, women constituted approximately 11.59% of Congress’s candidates. One wonders what stopped these

national parties from fielding women in 33% of the seats they contested. Certainly, there was no binding by the

Law.

The collating of information and its dissemination to the voters was done much before the actual date of polling,

through use of popular media. It was a result of hard work, commitment and passion of the DEW’s partners

who were spread across the state in giving shape to DEW’s vision – to strengthen democracy and governance in

India by focusing on fair and transparent electoral processes.

It was also noted that the higher the assets of a candidate, the higher is his/her chances of winning. Delhi

assembly elections 2008 were no different from other states of the country as far as the role that the money

power plays in winning elections.

It is also obvious from the analysis of the data that neither of the national parties hesitated in using criminals to

win elections. While 39.13% of the MLAs in the newly-constituted Delhi assembly have criminal cases going

against them in various courts of the country, two of them even have murder and attempt to murder charges

framed against them. Our data also shows that given an option amongst the major political parties, voters would

vote for clean candidates. It was only in those constituencies in which most of the major political parties in the

state fielded tainted candidates, voters were compelled to vote in favour of tainted candidates.

The light at the end of the tunnel is the voters’ indomitable faith in democracy to solve their issues. The voters

came out and voted in large numbers. The voting percentage was as much as 57.81%, higher than that in 2003.

The Mangolpuri constituency recorded as high as 64.78% polling. However, only 23 out of a total of 69 MLAs

were elected with a vote share that was higher than 50% of the total votes polled. In 46 seats, the vote share of

the candidates was below 50%. In at least 8 seats, MLAs were elected in spite of polling less than one-third of

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the total number of votes polled. The winner with the least vote share was Dr.S.C.L Gupta of Sangam Vihar

who managed to win with a meager 27.37% votes. This makes us wonder whether we need to adopt a process

by which, to win an election, it becomes mandatory for a candidate to get more than 50% votes. The process of

declaring the candidate with just the largest vote share in the assembly constituency as the winner, even if it is a

meager 27.27%, stands in sharp contrast with the requirement of having more than 50% seats in the assembly to

form the govt.

Only in a few States such as Kerala, West Bengal and Gujarat, a large percentage of the winners had secured

more than 50 per cent of the votes. In the U.P. Assembly polls of 2007 as much as 96.5 per cent of the winning

candidates won garnering less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, 325 of

the 543 MPs won with less than 50 per cent votes. (Source - Election Commission of India)

It’s time that we fix this gap to make the Indian democracy function better.

DELHI ELECTION WATCH Assembly Elections 2008

Financial Background & Criminal Records

of the First List of Ministers

Const.No

Constituency Candidate Party Criminal Record

(YES/ NO)

Total No. of Cases

Details of Criminal record

IPC Code descriptions

Total Assets Total Liablities

PAN (Yes/No)

Educational Qulification

4 Adarsh Nagar MANGAT RAM INC NO NO NO NO 31,976,203 0 YES B.A

12 Mangol Puri RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN

INC YES 2 323 , 341 / 34

(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(341) : wrongful restraint(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Not Clear 1,927,176 YES 12th

22 Ballimaran HAROON YASUF INC NO NO NO NO 4,686,081 0 YES B.Com

40 New Delhi SHEILA DIKSHIT INC NO NO NO NO 12,047,375 0 YES M.A

43 Malviya Nagar KIRAN WALIA INC NO NO NO NO 1,985,000 0 NO M.A

45 Mehrauli DR. YOGANAND SHASTRI

INC NO NO NO NO 33,800,094 0 YES Phd

58 Laxmi Nagar DR. ASHOK KUMAR WALIA

INC NO NO NO NO 43,034,454 490,350 YES M.B.B.S

First List of Ministers Delhi Assembly 2008, Dec-2008: 7 Members.

Ministers: Total Assets- Rs. Cr. Avg Assets- Rs. Cr. Total Liabilities- Rs. Cr. Avg Liablities- Rs. Cr. Criminal Records- 1

DELHI ELECTION WATCH

Assembly Elections 2008

Financial Background

Winners and candidates

Party Lost Won Total L W Total L W Total

BJP 10 1 11 8 3 11 28 19 47

BSP 16 0 16 20 0 20 31 2 33

INC 3 4 7 5 11 16 19 24 43

Others 318 0 318 85 1 86 33 1 34

Total MLAs/Candidates

347 5 352 118 15 133 111 46 157

Total Assets 18.2 0.68 18.88 59.43 7.7 67.13 925.58 176.12 1101.7

Average Assets 0.05 0.14 0.05 0.50 0.51 0.50 8.34 3.83 7.02

All major parties exhibit the same trend. 111 of the 157 candidates with assets declared 1crore and above and 118 out of 133 with declared assets 20 lakh to 1 crore lost, indicating that owning large assets does not guarantee a win. Yet, it appears that high assets did influence a chance of a party ticket in the major parties. The chance of winning are also higher for candidates with more assets. While 29.29% of the candidates with declared assets of Rs. 1 crore or more, won, only 1.42% of candidates with declared assets of less than Rs.20 lakhs.

3 MLAs have not been considered in the table whose affidavit is not available or not clear or badly scanned.

Winners, Losers and Assets

Assets (Less than 20 Lakhs) Rs 20 Lakhs to less than 1 Crore 1 Crore and above

MLAs Assets and Liabilities (Rs. Cr)

Political Party

No. of MLAs

Assets Average Assets

Liabilities Average

Liabilities % of total

Assets

BJP 23 65.87 2.86 1.29 0.06 35.78%

BSP 2 9.64 4.82 0.02 0.01 5.24%

INC 42 102.48 2.7 1.37 0.04 55.68%

Others 2 6.07 3.03 0.09 0.05 3.30%

Total 69 184.06 2.66 2.77 0.04 100%

MLAs and Candidates with High Liabiities (>Rs. 10 Lakhs)

Party MLAs Losing Candidates

Total Candidates

Total Assets (Rs.Cr)

Average Assets (Rs.Cr)

Total Liabilities

(Rs.Cr)

Average Liabilities (Rs. Cr)

BJP 4 4 8 117.14 14.64 4.91 0.61

BSP 0 8 8 182.85 22.86 9.25 1.16

INC 6 1 7 28.14 4.02 1.88 0.27

Others 0 5 5 3.84 0.77 1.08 0.22

Total 10 18 28 331.97 11.85 17.12 0.61

Const.No

Constituency Candidate Party Total Assets Total Liablities PAN (Yes/No)

Educational Qualification

20 Chandni Chowk PARLAD SING SAWHNEY INC 112,603,717 255,000 YES B.A Part II

37 Palam DHARAM DEV SOLANKI BJP 94,267,805 187,937 YES 11TH

2 Burari SHRI KRISHAN BJP 93,236,085 1,110 YES 12TH

44 R.K. Puram BARKHA SINGH INC 86,446,643 1,478,000 YES M.A

53 Badarpur RAM SINGH NETAJI BSP 84,474,560 0 NOT GIVEN NOT GIVEN

64 Rohtas Nagar RAM BABU SHARMA INC 82,855,986 0 YES B.Com

5 Badli DEVENDER YADAV INC 73,311,362 260,618 YES 12TH

34 Matiala SUMESH INC 73,023,110 1,141,757 YES 12TH

41 Jangpura TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH INC 70,665,139 1,937,344 YES 12TH

36 Bijwasan SAT PRAKASH RANA BJP 65,683,856 1,350,000 YES M.A

35 Najafgarh BHARAT SINGH IND 57,869,220 0 YES 9TH

8 Mundka MANOJ KUMAR BJP 51,205,044 0 YES 10TH

50 Greater Kailash VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA BJP 50,034,350 1,075,000 YES Phd

46 Chhatarpur BALRAM TANWAR INC 48,018,406 0 YES B.A

58 Laxmi Nagar DR. ASHOK KUMAR WALIA INC 43,034,454 490,350 YES M.B.B.S

54 Okhla PARVEZ HASHMI INC 42,442,237 0 YES M.Sc

51 Kalkaji SUBHASH CHOPRA INC 42,110,970 0 YES Not Clear

33 Dwarka MAHABAL MISHRA INC 39,877,650 765,527 YES B.A

28 Hari Nagar HARSHARAN SINGH BALLI BJP 39,119,850 0 YES 12TH

MLAs with Declared Assets ( 1 Crore and Above ), 46 MLAs with Assets Rs. 176.12 Crores, Average Assets Rs. 3.83 Crores

Liabilities Rs. 2.33 Crores, Average Liabilities Rs. 0.05 Crores

Const.No





45 Mehrauli DR. YOGANAND SHASTRI INC 33,800,094 0 YES Phd

49 Sangam Vihar DR. S.C.L.GUPTA BJP 32,821,189 3,917,640 YES M.B.B.S

48 Ambedkar Nagar CH.PREM SINGH INC 32,430,771 0 YES 10TH

4 Adarsh Nagar MANGAT RAM INC 31,976,203 0 YES B.A

1 Nerela JASWANT SINGH INC 25,698,384 0 NO 12TH

15 Shakur Basti SHYAM LAL GARG BJP 23,423,574 0 YES B.A

67 Babarpur NARESH GAUR BJP 23,188,396 0 YES LLB

14 Shalimar Bagh RAVINDER NATH BANSAL BJP 20,570,870 0 YES B.E

3 Timarpur SURENDER PAL SINGH INC 19,843,698 395,250 YES NA

30 Janakpuri PROF JAGDISH MUKHI BJP 18,428,751 4,225,609 YES Phd

66 Ghonda SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN BJP 18,370,472 283,767 YES LLB

23 Karol Bagh SURENDER PAL RATAWAL BJP 17,569,718 0 YES B.A

60 Krishna Nagar HARSH VARDHAN BJP 17,449,213 0 YES M.S (ENT)

38 Delhi Cantt KARAN SINGH TANWAR BJP 17,293,015 579,379 YES B.Sc

19 Sadar Bazar RAJESH JAIN INC 16,619,177 0 YES 12TH

69 Mustafabad HASAN AHMED INC 15,900,299 0 YES B.A

61 Gandhi Nagar ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY INC 15,778,140 0 YES B.A

13 Rohini JAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL BJP 14,925,448 196,692 YES B.A

62 Shahdara DR. NARENDER NATH INC 14,482,639 0 YES B.I.M.S

Const.No





52 Tughlakabad RAMESH BIDHURI BJP 14,372,101 0 YES B.Com

6 Rithala KULWANT RANA BJP 14,272,654 0 YES 12TH

24 Patel Nagar RAJESH LILOTHIA INC 13,866,900 1,398,000 YES B.A

40 New Delhi SHEILA DIKSHIT INC 12,047,375 0 YES M.A

68 Gokalpur SURENDRA KUMAR BSP 11,923,000 220,000 YES 10TH

25 Moti Nagar SUBHASH SACHDEVA BJP 11,865,386 382,000 YES B.Com

47 Deoli S. ARVINDER SINGH INC 11,553,582 1,995,840 YES B.A

32 Uttam Nagar MUKESH SHARMA INC 10,475,450 718,777 YES B.A

Const.No



29 Tilak Nagar O P BABBER BJP 9,819,178 0 YESM.A

18 Model Town KANWAR KARAN SINGH INC 8,213,728 68,529 YES12TH

7 Bawana SURENDER KUMAR INC 7,534,308 0 YES12TH

16 Tri Nagar ANIL BHARDWAJ INC 7,210,726 0 YESB.SC

10 Sultan Pur Majra JAI KISHAN INC 5,752,362 0 YES12TH

70 Karawal Nagar MOHAN SINGH BISHT BJP 5,290,198 256,180 YES12TH

9 Kirari ANIL JHA BJP 4,979,001 174,692 YESM.A

22 Ballimaran HAROON YASUF INC 4,686,081 0 YES B.COM

17 Wazirpur HARI SHANKER GUPTA INC 4,319,901 0 YESM.COM

57 Patparganj ANIL KUMAR INC 3,567,350 0 YESNot Clear

65 Seelam Pur CHAUDHARY MATEEN AHMAD

INC 2,903,050 500,000 YESB.A

59 Vishwas Nagar NASEEB SINGH INC 2,896,087 182,195 YESB.A

21 Matia Mahal SHOAIB IQBAL LJP 2,806,277 893,913 YESB.A

63 Seemapuri VEER SINGH DHINGAN INC 2,480,365 0 YES10TH

12 Mangol Puri RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN INC 4,618,460 1927176 YES 12TH

MLAs with Declared Assets (Between Rs.20 Lakhs to Rs.1 Crore) Total 15 MLAs with Assets Rs. 7.70 Crores, Average Assets Rs. 0.51 Crores


Const.No


Educational Qulification

43 Malviya Nagar KIRAN WALIA INC 1,985,000 0 NO M.A

42 Kasturba Nagar NEERAJ BASOYA INC 1,931,544 0 YES LLB

31 Vikaspuri NAND KISHOR INC 1,580,000 0 YES 12TH

56 Kondli AMRISH SINGH GAUTAM INC 834,671 160,000 Not Clear M.A

55 Trilokpuri SUNIL KUMAR BJP 515,325 295,000 YES B.A

MLAs with Declared Assets ( >20 Lakhs ) Total 5 MLAss with Assets Rs. 0.68 Crores, Average Assets Rs. 0.14 Crores


Const.No Constituency Candidate Party Total Assets Total Liablities PAN (Yes/No) Educational Qulification

45 Mehrauli VED PARKASH BSP 2,010,599,550 0 YES B.A

46 Chhatarpur KANWAR SINGH TANWAR BSP 1,570,818,348 21,913,195 YES 7TH

44 R.K. Puram SURAJ BHAN RJAP 500,070,000 0 YES 8TH

45 Mehrauli SHER SINGH DAGAR BJP 465,266,481 1,996,628 YES M.A

41 Jangpura MANJINDER SINGH SIRSA BJP 437,033,791 23,805,484 YES 12TH

31 Vikaspuri JITENDER SINGH RSMD 332,851,819 NO N.A

2 Burari RAM KISHORE TYAGI NCP 170,921,926 201,376 YES N.A

37 Palam MAHENDER YADAV INC 147,077,503 0 YES NON MATRIC

54 Okhla WASIM AHMED GHAZI SP 142,342,789 0 YES FAZEELAT

52 Tughlakabad SHISH PAL SINGH INC 133,609,292 0 YES 10TH

53 Badarpur KHEM CHAND BJP 131,145,328 0 YES 12TH

2 Burari DEEPAK TYAGI INC 117,371,500 0 YES B.A

20 Chandni Chowk PARLAD SING SAWHNEY INC 112,603,717 255,000 YES BA II

35 Najafgarh KANWAL SINGH YADAV INC 108,798,171 0 YES B.A

54 Okhla BRAHAM SINGH BSP 100,465,303 73,382 YES NOT GIVEN

Candidates with Declared Assets ( 1 Crores and above) Total 157 Candidates with Assets Rs. 1101.88 Crores, Average Assets Rs. 7.02 Crores





37 Palam DHARAM DEV SOLANKI BJP 94,267,805 187,937 YES 11TH

2 Burari SHRI KRISHAN BJP 93,236,085 1,110 YES 12TH

33 Dwarka PARDYUMN RAJPUT BJP 86,952,159 0 YES M.A


25 Moti Nagar VIRENDER KUMAR MAHAJAN BSP 85,312,000 12,102,465 YES B.Com

53 Badarpur RAM SINGH NETAJI BSP 84,474,560 0 NOT GIVEN NOT GIVEN

64 Rohtas Nagar RAM BABU SHARMA INC 82,855,986 0 YES B.Com

5 Badli DEVENDER YADAV INC 73,311,362 260,618 YES 12TH


59 Vishwas Nagar OM PRAKASH SHARMA BJP 72,386,035 10,856,216 YES B.A

66 Ghonda BHEESHMA SHARMA INC 71,712,089 YES B.A

41 Jangpura TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH

INC 70,665,139 1,937,344 YES 12TH


67 Babarpur HAZI DILSHAD ALI BSP 64,815,334 YES DEE

25 Moti Nagar ANJALI RAI INC 64,477,603 0 NO M.A




56 Kondli DUSHYANT GAUTAM BJP 61,561,367 0 YES B.A

36 Bijwasan VIJAY SINGH LOCHAV INC 61,180,000 YES M.A

8 Mundka PREM CHANDER KAUSHIK INC 61,117,341 0 YES Illiterate

1 Nerela RAGHBIR SINGH IND 60,670,000 0 NO 10TH

35 Najafgarh BHARAT SINGH IND 57,869,220 0 YES 9TH

5 Badli AJESH YADAV BSP 57,359,140 0 YES B.A

69 Mustafabad YOGENDER KUMAR SHARMA BJP 56,840,518 0 YES M.A

53 Badarpur RAMBIR SINGH BIDHURI INC 56,419,613 0 YES B.A

64 Rohtas Nagar LOKESH DIXIT BSP 55,833,112 0 YES 10TH

49 Sangam Vihar VIR SINGH NCP 53,535,807 285,000 yes B.A

8 Mundka MANOJ KUMAR BJP 51,205,044 0 YES 10TH

42 Kasturba Nagar SUSHIL CHOUDHERY BJP 50,178,607 145,960 YES 12TH

50 Greater Kailash NEELAM SAXENA SP 50,155,781 0 YES 12TH

50 Greater Kailash VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA BJP 50,034,350 1,075,000 YES Phd

46 Chhatarpur BALRAM TANWAR INC 48,018,406 0 YES B.A




3 Timarpur SANJEEV KUMAR BSP 48,011,757 8,174,507 YES 12TH

44 R.K. Puram RADHEY SHYAM SHARMA BJP 47,417,000 113,610 YES CIVIL RURAL ENGINEERING

46 Chhatarpur PREM RAJ RLD 45,096,000 0 NO 9TH

6 Rithala RANBIR SINGH BSP 45,044,348 854,250 YES 10TH

38 Delhi Cantt ASHOK AHUJA INC 44,902,192 0 YES 9TH

58 Laxmi Nagar DR. ASHOK KUMAR WALIA INC 43,034,454 490,350 YES M.B.B.S

54 Okhla PARVEZ HASHMI INC 42,442,237 0 YES M.SC

1 Nerela AJIT SINGH BJP 42,439,047 41,180 YES 12TH

51 Kalkaji SUBHASH CHOPRA INC 42,110,970 0 YES Not Clear

33 Dwarka MAHABAL MISHRA INC 39,877,650 765,527 YES B.A

47 Deoli SHRI LAL BSP 39,428,800 0 YES 10TH

21 Matia Mahal ABHEY SINGH YADAV BSP 39,366,359 4,118,159 YES 10TH

28 Hari Nagar HARSHARAN SINGH BALLI BJP 39,119,850 0 YES 12TH

3 Timarpur SURYA PRAKASH KHATRI BJP 36,481,209 344,997 YES LLB

43 Malviya Nagar RAM BHAJ BJP 36,428,345 0 YES M.A




1 Nerela RAJ SINGH KHATRI IND 35,850,000 0 NO B.A

30 Janakpuri PREM CHAND DESWAL BSP 35,761,500 1,465,000 YES 12TH

16 Tri Nagar NAND KISHORE GARG BJP 34,506,891 0 YES D.LIT(H)

50 Greater Kailash RAJENDRA KUMAR GUPTA BSP 34,488,000 0 YES M.SC

50 Greater Kailash JITENDER KUMAR KOCHAR INC 33,980,797 0 YES 12TH

45 Mehrauli DR. YOGANAND SHASTRI INC 33,800,094 0 YES Phd

49 Sangam Vihar DR. S.C.L.GUPTA BJP 32,821,189 3,917,640 yes M.B.B.S

40 New Delhi RAJIV SINGH BSP 32,585,759 0 YES LLB

48 Ambedkar Nagar CH.PREM SINGH INC 32,430,771 0 yes 10TH

58 Laxmi Nagar MURARI SINGH PANWAR BJP 32,176,001 0 YES B.A

4 Adarsh Nagar MANGAT RAM INC 31,976,203 0 YES B.A

29 Tilak Nagar DR. ANITA BABBAR INC 31,542,419 0 YES M.D

40 New Delhi VIJAY JOLLY BJP 31,012,283 0 YES M.Com

22 Ballimaran MUSHRAFIN BSP 30,597,074 275,000 YES B.A

4 Adarsh Nagar RAVINDER SINGH (KURANA) BJP 29,697,085 1,838,229 YES B.Com




9 Kirari PUSHPRAJ NCP 29,490,000 0 NO SHASTRI

18 Model Town BHOLA NATH VIJ BJP 28,212,733 660,053 YES M.A

11 Nangloi Jat NARESH GOEL BSP 27,280,284 0 YES 5TH

46 Chhatarpur BRAHM SINGH TANWAR BJP 27,144,200 544,000 YES 12TH

24 Patel Nagar DR.BANARSI DASS IND 25,990,000 0 YES LLB

1 Nerela JASWANT SINGH INC 25,698,384 0 NO 12TH

12 Mangol Puri MUKESH KUMAR AHLAWAT BSP 25,309,360 0 YES 12TH

19 Sadar Bazar JAI PRAKASH BJP 24,745,223 0 YES B.Com

35 Najafgarh BIJANDER DUTT BSP 24,281,879 0 YES Not Clear

28 Hari Nagar RAMESH LAMBA INC 23,866,602 0 YES 12TH

66 Ghonda ROHTASH KUMAR BSP 23,738,579 0 YES B.A

15 Shakur Basti SHYAM LAL GARG BJP 23,423,574 0 YES B.A

3 Timarpur MOHD KAMIL IND 23,285,300 750 YES 10TH

67 Babarpur NARESH GAUR BJP 23,188,396 0 YES LLB

43 Malviya Nagar SHRI PAL SAINI BSP 23,115,040 16,062,038 YES 10TH




13 Rohini VIJENDER JINDAL INC 22,294,577 205,000 YES 10TH

27 Rajouri Garden AVTAR SINGH HIT SAD(M) 22,108,410 450,000 YES NOT GIVEN

34 Matiala KAMALJEET BJP 21,513,696 0 YES M.Com

14 Shalimar Bagh RAM KAILASH GUPTA INC 21,256,157 8,963,755 NO B.A

21 Matia Mahal MEHMOOD ZIA INC 21,248,701 0 YES B.A

32 Uttam Nagar ZILEY SINGH IND 20,630,000 0 NO 6TH

14 Shalimar Bagh RAVINDER NATH BANSAL BJP 20,570,870 0 YES B.E

14 Shalimar Bagh VINOD DUKHIYA ABHM 20,248,000 0 YES B.A

16 Tri Nagar LALIT KUMAR SHARMA IND 20,199,500 17,000 YES 12TH

42 Kasturba Nagar PREM BABBAR SP 19,890,000 0 YES B.A

3 Timarpur SURENDER PAL SINGH INC 19,843,698 395,250 YES N.A

32 Uttam Nagar OM PRAKASH JAIN BSP 19,646,226 0 YES NON MATRIC

23 Karol Bagh MADAN KHORWAL INC 19,608,658 84,120 YES 12TH

8 Mundka CHANDI RAM IND 19,505,822 0 NO Phd

21 Matia Mahal GURDEEP SINGH CHAWLA SP 18,924,000 2,700,000 NO 11TH




2 Burari VINOD NAGAR LJP 18,706,483 17,100 YES 12TH

17 Wazirpur MANGE RAM GARG BJP 18,693,114 0 YES NOT GIVEN


66 Ghonda SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN BJP 18,370,472 283,767 YES LLB

23 Karol Bagh SURENDER PAL RATAWAL BJP 17,569,718 0 YES B.A

60 Krishna Nagar HARSH VARDHAN BJP 17,449,213 0 YES MS (ENT)

24 Patel Nagar ANITA ARYA BJP 17,333,577 0 YES 10TH

38 Delhi Cantt KARAN SINGH TANWAR BJP 17,293,015 579,379 YES B.Sc

38 Delhi Cantt SHRICHAND CHAUHAN BSP 16,939,533 0 YES 12TH

37 Palam MADAN MOHAN BSP 16,932,588 0 YES 10TH

35 Najafgarh RAJESH SHARMA BJP 16,815,288 0 YES B.Com

62 Shahdara JITENDER SINGH SHUNTY BJP 16,703,720 NO 10TH

19 Sadar Bazar RAJESH JAIN INC 16,619,177 0 YES 12TH

69 Mustafabad HASAN AHMED INC 15,900,299 0 YES B.A

61 Gandhi Nagar ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY INC 15,778,140 0 YES B.A




59 Vishwas Nagar NARENDER KUMAR PANDEY BSP 15,453,745 0 YES 12TH

12 Mangol Puri YOGESH AATRAY BJP 15,233,946 0 YES NOT GIVEN

15 Shakur Basti JAIDEEP DASS GUPTA BSP 15,195,000 26,552,000 YES MBA

65 Seelam Pur SITA RAM GUPTA BJP 15,059,897 0 YES M.Com

13 Rohini JAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL BJP 14,925,448 196,692 YES B.A

51 Kalkaji SUSHIL KUMAR AGARWAL IND 14,703,137 0 YES LLB

51 Kalkaji JAI GOPAL ABROL BJP 14,656,993 0 YES 10TH

62 Shahdara DR. NARENDER NATH INC 14,482,639 0 YES BIMS

52 Tughlakabad RAMESH BIDHURI BJP 14,372,101 0 YES B.Com

6 Rithala KULWANT RANA BJP 14,272,654 0 YES 12TH

1 Nerela VISHAL RWS 14,138,053 830,890 YES 12TH

49 Sangam Vihar AMOD KUMAR KANTH INC 13,958,200 0 yes LLB


49 Sangam Vihar RANJIT SINGH BSP 13,762,060 0 yes B.E

6 Rithala SHAMBHU SHARMA INC 13,396,750 543,711 YES 12th




49 Sangam Vihar MOHD.NASIR KHAN NLHP 12,226,500 160,000 yes M.A

29 Tilak Nagar ARVINDER SINGH MAKEN BSP 12,107,971 0 YES 12TH

40 New Delhi SHEILA DIKSHIT INC 12,047,375 0 YES M.A

59 Vishwas Nagar MAHENDER KUMAR VERMA,ADVOCATE

SHS 12,044,000 0 NO LLB

68 Gokalpur SURENDRA KUMAR BSP 11,923,000 220,000 YES 10TH

25 Moti Nagar SUBHASH SACHDEVA BJP 11,865,386 382,000 YES B.Com

22 Ballimaran UBEAD IQBAL LJP 11,849,970 117,570 YES 12TH

57 Patparganj NAKUL BHARDWAJ BJP 11,786,621 417,070 YES LLB

69 Mustafabad SHER KHAN MALIK BSP 11,716,899 0 YES 8TH


35 Najafgarh JITENDER KUMAR NCP 11,395,184 YES 12TH

16 Tri Nagar RAJ KUMAR NCP 11,293,664 250,000 YES 12TH

4 Adarsh Nagar SANAJY NAGPAL BSP 11,141,000 0 YES B.A

49 Sangam Vihar SURESH CHOUDHARY LJP 11,046,500 0 yes 12TH

51 Kalkaji AVINASH KAUR BSP 10,962,882 2,148,000 YES B.A




44 R.K. Puram SATISH IND 10,735,000 150,000 YES B.A

32 Uttam Nagar RAJENDER BHARDWAJ N/A 10,628,572 0 YES 12TH

32 Uttam Nagar RAJ BALA IND 10,628,572 0 YES NON MATRIC

32 Uttam Nagar MUKESH SHARMA INC 10,475,450 718,777 YES B.A

16 Tri Nagar SANJAY KUMAR GAUTAM IND 10,423,129 2,015,050 YES 12TH

36 Bijwasan VINOD KUMAR YADAV BSP 10,382,000 0 YES B.A

8 Mundka MAHAVIR AIFB(S) 10,315,000 80,000 NO N.A

Const.No



15 Shakur Basti JAIDEEP DASS GUPTA BSP 15,195,000 26,552,000 YES MBA

41 Jangpura MANJINDER SINGH SIRSA

BJP 437,033,791 23,805,484 YES 12TH

46 Chhatarpur KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

BSP 1,570,818,348 21,913,195 YES 7TH

43 Malviya Nagar SHRI PAL SAINI BSP 23,115,040 16,062,038 YES 10TH

25 Moti Nagar VIRENDER KUMAR MAHAJAN

BSP 85,312,000 12,102,465 YES B.Com

59 Vishwas Nagar OM PRAKASH SHARMA BJP 72,386,035 10,856,216 YES B.A

14 Shalimar Bagh RAM KAILASH GUPTA INC 21,256,157 8,963,755 NO B.A

3 Timarpur SANJEEV KUMAR BSP 48,011,757 8,174,507 YES 12TH


21 Matia Mahal ABHEY SINGH YADAV BSP 39,366,359 4,118,159 YES 10TH

49 Sangam Vihar DR. S.C.L.GUPTA BJP 32,821,189 3,917,640 yes M.B.B.S

21 Matia Mahal PURAN CHAND NCP 1,622,500 3,200,000 YES NON MATRIC

21 Matia Mahal GURDEEP SINGH CHAWLA

SP 18,924,000 2,700,000 NO 11TH

51 Kalkaji AVINASH KAUR BSP 10,962,882 2,148,000 YES B.A

16 Tri Nagar SANJAY KUMAR GAUTAM

IND 10,423,129 2,015,050 YES 12TH

Candidates with High Liabilities (10 Lakhs and above) Total 28 Candidates Liabilities Rs.17.13 cr., Avg Liabilities= Rs. 0.61 cr.

Total Assets = Rs. 331.96 cr. , Avg Assets= Rs. 11.86 cr.

Const.No



Candidates with High Liabilities (10 Lakhs and above) Total 28 Candidates Liabilities Rs.17.13 cr., Avg Liabilities= Rs. 0.61 cr.

Total Assets = Rs. 331.96 cr. , Avg Assets= Rs. 11.86 cr.

45 Mehrauli SHER SINGH DAGAR BJP 465,266,481 1,996,628 YES M.A



INC 70,665,139 1,937,344 YES 12TH

12 Mangol Puri RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN INC 4,618,460 1,927,176 YES 12TH

4 Adarsh Nagar RAVINDER SINGH (KURANA)

BJP 29,697,085 1,838,229 YES B.Com

20 Chandni Chowk ANIL ANAND IND 4,644,000 1,500,000 NO 10TH


30 Janakpuri PREM CHAND DESWAL BSP 35,761,500 1,465,000 YES 12TH

18 Model Town MANOJ KAUSHIK IND 2,746,798 1,400,000 YES B.A




50 Greater Kailash VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA

BJP 50,034,350 1,075,000 YES Phd



Financial Background

MLAs with Declared Asset Increase from 2003 to 2008

Const.No

Constituency Candidate Old Const.No

Sex Age category Party Total Assets 2003

Total Assets 2008

Diff in Total Assets

% Diff in total

assets

3 Timarpur SURINDER PAL SINGH

61 M 48 GEN INC 1,851,910 19,843,698 17,991,788 972%

4 Adarsh Nagar MANGAT RAM 56 M 65 GEN INC 7,477,638 31,976,203 24,498,565 328%

6 Rithala KULWANT RANA 21 M 37 GEN BJP 3,776,000 14,272,654 10,496,654 278%

10 Sultan Pur Majra JAI KISHAN 23 M 50 SC INC 2,331,430 5,752,362 3,420,932 147%

12 Mangol Puri RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN 24 M 51 SC INC 8,430,396 4,618,460 -3,811,936 -45%

13 Rohini JAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL

20 M 56 GEN BJP 13,658,923 14,925,448 1,266,525 9%

15 Shakur Basti S. C. VATS 18 M 63 GEN INC Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear

16 Tri Nagar ANIL BHARDWAJ 17 M 42 GEN INC 1,502,660 7,210,726 5,708,066 380%

17 Wazirpur MANGE RAM GARG 53 M 71 GEN BJP 11,935,000 18,693,114 6,758,114 57%

18 Model Town KANWAR KARAN SINGH

63 M 52 GEN INC 2,209,728 8,213,728 6,004,000 272%

19 Sadar Bazar RAJESH JAIN 64 M 52 GEN INC 8,295,650 16,619,177 8,323,527 100%

20 Chandni Chowk PARLAD SING SAWHNEY

60 M 58 GEN INC 14,781,142 112,603,717 97,822,575 662%

22 Ballimaran MOTI LAL SODHI 69 M 57 SC BJP 387,500 1,163,761 776,261 200%

22 Ballimaran HAROON YASUF 59 M 48 GEN INC 804,550 4,686,081 3,881,531 482%

23 Karol Bagh SURENDER PAL RATAWAL

68 M 60 SC BJP 3,263,426 17,569,718 14,306,292 438%

25 Moti Nagar ANJALI RAI 57 F 52 GEN INC 14,627,198 64,477,603 49,850,405 341%

26 Madipur MALA RAM GANGWAL 16 M 59 SC INC 1,852,526 0 -1,852,526 -100%

28 Hari Nagar HARSHARAN SINGH BALLI

13 M 60 GEN BJP 7,040,831 39,119,850 32,079,019 456%

209% Difference in Assets of MLAs between 2003 and 2008: Total 43 MLAs(2003) Total Assets (2003) = Rs 36.59 Cr. Average Assets = Rs.0.85 Cr. Total Assets (2008) =Rs.113.13 Cr. Average Assets =Rs. 2.69 Cr.

Total Assets Difference = Rs.76.55 cr. Average Difference = Rs. 0.85 Cr.

Const.No



Total Assets 2008


% Diff in total

assets



29 Tilak Nagar O P BABBER 14 M 70 GEN BJP 1,630,844 9,819,178 8,188,334 502%

30 Janakpuri PROF JAGDISH MUKHI

12 M 65 GEN BJP 3,599,942 18,428,751 14,828,809 412%

32 Uttam Nagar MUKESH SHARMA 27 M 43 GEN INC 2,126,232 10,475,450 8,349,218 393%

33 Dwarka MAHABAL MISHRA 29 M 54 GEN INC 15,312,360 39,877,650 24,565,290 160%

36 Bijwasan VIJAY SINGH LOCHAV 31 M 58 GEN INC 32,480,000 61,180,000 28,700,000 88%

37 Palam DHARAM DEV SOLANKI

30 M 57 GEN BJP 14,531,024 94,147,805 79,616,781 548%

38 Delhi Cantt ASHOK AHUJA 1 M 57 GEN INC 3,181,000 44,902,192 41,721,192 1312%

40 New Delhi VIJAY JOLLY 33 M 47 GEN BJP 7,285,665 31,012,283 23,726,618 326%

40 New Delhi SHEILA DIKSHIT 2 F 70 GEN INC 4,634,917 12,047,375 7,412,458 160%

42 Kasturba Nagar SUSHIL CHOUDHERY 4 M 62 GEN BJP 16,241,423 50,178,607 33,937,184 209%

44 R.K. Puram BARKHA SINGH 10 F 48 GEN INC 7,928,450 87,346,643 79,418,193 1002%

46 Chhatarpur BALRAM TANWAR 32 M 50 GEN INC 20,000,000 48,018,406 28,018,406 140%

51 Kalkaji SUBHASH CHOPRA 7 M 60 GEN INC 34,844,767 42,110,970 7,266,203 21%

52 Tughlakabad RAMESH BIDHURI 35 M 47 GEN BJP 7,214,349 14,372,101 7,157,752 99%

54 Okhla SURENDER KUMAR 22 M 43 GEN BJP 4,405,647 7,534,308 3,128,661 71%

56 Kondli AMRISH SINGH GAUTAM

38 M 52 SC INC 297,100 834,671 537,571 181%

58 Laxmi Nagar DR. ASHOK KUMAR WALIA

40 M 59 GEN INC 16,365,865 43,034,454 26,668,589 163%

59 Vishwas Nagar NASEEB SINGH 43 M 41 GEN INC 2,317,616 2,896,087 578,471 25%

Const.No



Total Assets 2008


% Diff in total

assets



61 Gandhi Nagar ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY

41 M 39 GEN INC 4,541,775 15,778,140 11,236,365 247%

62 Shahdara DR. NARENDER NATH 44 M 63 GEN INC 12,262,591 14,482,639 2,220,048 18%

63 Seemapuri VEER SINGH DHINGAN

45 M 55 SC INC 684,157 2,480,365 1,796,208 263%

64 Rohtas Nagar RAM BABU N/A M 53 GEN INC 11,817,560 3,237,000 -8,580,560 -73%

66 Ghonda BHEESHMA SHARMA 50 M 45 GEN INC 26,081,692 71,712,089 45,630,397 175%

66 Ghonda SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN

51 M 58 GEN BJP 10,240,358 18,370,472 8,130,114 79%

70 Karawal Nagar MOHAN SINGH BISHT 52 M 47 GEN BJP 1,601,010 5,290,198 3,689,188 230%

365,852,852 1,131,314,134 765,461,282 209%Total



Criminal Background

MLAs

Const.No

Constituency Candidate Party Total No. of Cases


IPC Code descriptions Total Assets Total liablities

6 Rithala KULWANT RANA BJP 2 332, 186, 353, 34, /, 365, 342,

323, 34

(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(34) : Acts done by several per

14,272,654 0

8 Mundka MANOJ KUMAR BJP 1 506 (506) : criminal intimidation 51,205,044 0

13 Rohini JAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL

BJP 3 186, 353, 332, 427/186, 353,

332/323, 341/34

(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(341) : wrongful restraint(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

14,925,448 196,692

15 Shakur Basti SHYAM LAL GARG BJP 1 120B, 406 (120B) : Punishment of criminal conspiracy(406) : criminal breach of trust

23,423,574 0

38 Delhi Cantt KARAN SINGH TANWAR

BJP 3 434, 188 (434) : Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

17,293,015 579,379

52 Tughlakabad RAMESH BIDHURI BJP 1 500/502, (500) : defamation(502) : Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter

14,372,101 0

66 Ghonda SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN

BJP 1 188 (188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 18,370,472 283,767

MLAs with crime records (27): Total Assets Rs. 58. crores, Avg. Assets Rs. 2.41 crores.

Total Liabilities Rs. 1.03 crores, Avg. Liablities Rs. 0.04 crores

Const.No






67 Babarpur NARESH GAUR BJP 2 451, 186, 353, 427, 34/ 323, 452, 506, 34

(451) : House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(452) : House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint(506) : criminal intimidation(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

23,188,396 0

70 Karawal Nagar MOHAN SINGH BISHT

BJP 4 153, A/34, 295, 504, 509, /

451, 353, 186, 427, 34/ 188/ 323, 342, 34 , 147, 148, 353

(153) : Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(295) : Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class(504) : Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace(509) : Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman(451) : House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(342) : wrongful Confinement(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discha

5,290,198 256,180

Const.No






3 Timarpur SURENDER PAL SINGH

INC 1 452, 323, 506, 353, 186, 224,

225, 34

(452) : House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(506) : criminal intimidation(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(224) : Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension(225) : Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

19,843,698 395,250

5 Badli DEVENDER YADAV INC 2 188, /, 448, 380, 506/34,

(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant(448) : house-trespass(380) : Theft in dwelling house, etc.(506) : criminal intimidation(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

73,311,362 260,618

10 Sultan Pur Majra

JAI KISHAN INC 3 147, 148, 149, 186, 332, 353 / 186, 353, 332/

136, 353, 34

(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(332) : Voluntarily causin

5,752,362 0

11 Nangloi Jat BIJENDER SINGH INC Not Clear

Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear

12 Mangol Puri RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN

INC 2 323/341/34 (323) : voluntarily causing hurt(341) : wrongful restraint(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Not Clear 1,927,176

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16 Tri Nagar ANIL BHARDWAJ INC 1 147, 148, 149, 332, 353

(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

7,210,726 0

18 Model Town KANWAR KARAN SINGH

INC 1 186, 332, 353, (186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

8,213,728 68,529

24 Patel Nagar RAJESH LILOTHIA INC 3 147, 148, 149, 332, 186, 188 / 147, 148, 186, 188 / 188 sec3

of dp act

(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

13,866,900 1,398,000

27 Rajouri Garden A DAYA NAND CHANDELA A

INC 4 Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear Not Clear

Const.No







INC 5 332, 461, 466A, OF DMC ACT, 186, 353,

427/34/ 147, 148, 454R/W

Ses, 149/ 186, 353, 332/34/

147, 148, 149, 186, 353, 427OF IPC

(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(461) : Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property(466) : Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc.(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(454) : Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty(332) : Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence comm(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discha(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees

70,665,139 1,937,344

42 Kasturba Nagar NEERAJ BASOYA INC 2 341, 324, 506/34, / 341, 323, 506 IPC

(341) : wrongful restraint(324) : Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means(506) : criminal intimidation(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention(341) : wrongful restraint(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(506) : criminal intimidation

1,931,544 0

44 R.K. Puram BARKHA SINGH INC 1 Sec 3 of WB Prevention of Defacement of

Property

Sec 3 of WB Prevention of Defacement of Property 86,446,643 1,478,000

Const.No






54 Okhla PARVEZ HASHMI INC 1 147, 148, 149, 323, 325, 342,

435, 506

(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(325) : voluntarily causing grievous hurt(342) : wrongful Confinement(435) : Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees(506) : criminal intimidation

42,442,237 0

56 Kondli AMRISH SINGH GAUTAM

INC 2 147, 148, 186, 149, 353/323, 341, 506, 341

(147) : rioting (148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object (353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (323) : voluntarily causing hurt (341) : wrongful restraint (506) : criminal intimidation (341) : wrongful restraint (186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public

834,671 160,000

57 Patparganj ANIL KUMAR INC 1 323, 341, 506, 34

(323) : voluntarily causing hurt(341) : wrongful restraint(506) : criminal intimidation(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

3,567,350 0

65 Seelam Pur CHAUDHARY MATEEN AHMAD

INC 1 147, 148, 149, 186, 353,

(147) : rioting(148) : Rioting, armed with deadly weapon(149) : Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object(186) : Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions(353) : Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

2,903,050 500,000

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35 Najafgarh BHARAT SINGH IND 3 302, 201, 25/ 54/ 59ARM ACT, 347, 25 / 54 / 59 ARM ACT,

307, 386, 352, 468, 471, 120B, 420,

(302) : Punishment for murder(201) : Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender(25) : Fraudulently(54) : Commutation of sentence of death(59) : Transportation instead of imprisonment.(347) : Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act(25) : Fraudulently(54) : Commutation of sentence of death(59) : Transportation instead of imprisonment.(307) : Attempt to murder(386) : Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt(352) : Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation(468) : Forgery for purpose of cheating(471) : Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record(120B) : Punishment of criminal conspiracy(420) : Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

57,869,220 0

21 Matia Mahal SHOAIB IQBAL LJP 1 452, 427, 354, 34

(452) : House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint(427) : Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees(354) : Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty(34) : Acts done by several person

2,806,277 893,913

Voters’ Right to Know Voters’ right to know about the criminal, financial, and educational background of candidates contesting elections has been firmly established by the historic judgement of the Supreme Court on March 13, 2003 which has made it compulsory for candidates contesting elections to Parliament and State Assemblies to submit affidavits as an essential part of their nomination paper, containing information on the following five points:

(1) “Whether the candidate is convicted/acquitted/ discharged of any criminal offence in the past-if any, whether he is punished with imprisonment or fine?

(2) Prior to six months of filing of nomination, whether the candidate is accused in any pending case, of any offence punishable with imprisonment for two years or more, and in which charge is framed or cognizance is taken by the court of law. If so, the details thereof.

(3) The assets (immovable, movable, bank balances etc) of a candidate and of his/her spouse and that of dependants.

(4) Liabilities, if any, particularly whether there are any over dues of any public financial institution or government dues.

(5) The educational qualifications of the candidate.”

The Election Commission (EC) has issued an Order dated March 27, 2003 implementing the above judgement. The EC’s Order also says that in case any candidate does not submit the affidavit along with the nomination form, this “shall be considered to be violation of the Order of the Honorable Supreme Court and the nomination of the candidate concerned shall be liable to rejection by the Returning Officer at the time of scrutiny of nominations for such non-furnishing of the affidavit”.

The EC has also issued another Order to the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories, dated August 7, 2003, saying that “copies (of the affidavits) are also to be supplied freely and liberally to all other candidates, representatives to media, etc.” EC’s Order of August 7, 2003 further mentions that “the District Election Officers shall furnish copies of these papers to any one on request on payment of standard copying charges”. In a subsequent order of April 01, 2004, the EC has prescribed “Rs.10/- as the fees for copy of one set of nomination paper and affidavits of a candidate.” The EC has further said that “this fee may be obtained in cash, for convenience, against proper reciept.” EC’s order of April 01, 2004 also clarifies that “copies of nomination papers, affidavits, and copies of counter affidavits etc., should be supplied on demand to any individual, political party, organisation, agencies etc. without any discrimination.”

In simple terms,

− Every voter/citizen now has a right to know about the criminal, financial, and educational background of the candidates contesting elections to Parliament and the State Assemblies.

− This background is contained in the affidavit which has to be filed by every candidate along with the nomination form.

− Every voter/citizen has the right to obtain a copy of the affidavit filed by the candidate. − Copies of affidavits can be obtained from the (a) Returning Officer of each

constituency, or (b) District Election Officers which usually are the Collectors of each district.

− Copies of the affidavits filed by the candidates will be supplied to anyone and everyone without discrimination.

It is now up to the citizens/voters to get to know the background of candidates contesting elections and make an informed choice while casting their vote, so that democracy and quality of governance in the country can be improved.

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Background on ADR and National Election Watch

Efforts to strengthen democracy and governance

1. Background

Early 1999: 11 IIM-Ahmedabad professors get together to form Association for Democratic Reforms to work on electoral reforms.

August 1999: ADR files PIL in Delhi High Court seeking disclosure of pending criminal cases by candidates contesting elections to parliament and state assemblies.

November 02, 2000: Delhi High Court upholds above PIL.

December 2000: Government of India appeals to Supreme Court against the judgment of Delhi High Court.

May 02, 2002: Supreme Court rejects the appeal and upholds the High Court judgment.

June 28, 2002: Election Commission issues orders to implement the Supreme Court judgment.

July 08, 2002: All party meeting decides to amend Representation of People Act to prevent/dilute the Supreme Court’s orders.

August 22, 2002: Cabinet sends Ordinance for amending the Representation of People Act, to President for signature.

August 23, 2002: President returns the Ordinance.

August 24, 2002: Cabinet sends the Ordinance to the President a second time, the President signs, in keeping with the convention.

October 2002: PILs filed in Supreme Court, including one by ADR, challenging the constitutional validity of the amendment to the Representation of People Act, done by above Ordinance.

March 13, 2003: Supreme Court declares above amendment of the Representation of People Act as “illegal, null and void” and restores its May 02, 2002 judgment.

March 27, 2003: Election Commission issues orders implementing the Supreme Court judgment.

2002-till date: First ADR, and now National Election Watch, conduct Election Watches in all Parliament and State Assembly elections, collecting copies of affidavits filed by candidates, and collating and summarizing the information given by candidate under oath.

Data for over 50,000 candidates, self-declared by the candidates themselves under the Supreme Court order, is now available.

2007: Files RTI applications before Election Commission and the Tax authorities seeking information whether Political Parties file their contribution reports as per Sec 29(A) of RPA (Representation of Peoples’ Act) 1951 to get tax benefits under Sec 13A of Income Tax Act, 1961

21 Jun 2007: EC response contains details on 21 parties’s contribution report. Many parties are listed for not submitting the reports ever. Tax Authorites refuse to divulge the information

2008: CIC on 2nd appeal allows tax returns of political parties to be made public and directs the authorities to furnish copies of the IT returns of the parties to public

2008: Scrutiny of copies of the return revelas that all the parties have availed benefit under Sec 13 A of the Income Tax Act, even those who have not filed their statutorily mandated contribution reports before Election Commission.

2008: Files a PIL in Supreme Court to issue order to conduct an inquiry to examine all defaulting parties whom have been given benefit of section 13A of Income Tax Act and to take appropriate action against the defaulting political parties to recover the income tax due from them from the date of default till date

Nov, 14 2008: Supreme court sets the PIL aside saying that the time is not appropriate to take up the PIL.

Jan 2009: Discussion with network partners to strategize on next steps.


Impact of ADR’s work

Filed and won two landmark judgments on candidate disclosure of criminal and financial records from the Supreme Court in May 2002 and March 2003. Since then over a thousand NGOs around the country in partnership with ADR did Citizen Election Watch for all major elections since December 2002, disclosing candidate background information to the media and the public. The Election Commission has backed this work and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has attended each year’s Annual National Conference on Electoral and Political Reforms. A National level political leader contacted ADR during the UP Election Watch in 2007 and wanted the list of candidates for his party with details. This indicates that at the top level, leaders are becoming concerned about the type of candidates they are putting up. This also happened in the Karnataka 2008 Assembly Elections. Bihar Election Watch in October-November 2005 resulted in intense pressure on the Chief Minister Designate due to the extensive media coverage of candidate background. As a result, for the first time perhaps in decades, Bihar has a Council of Ministers without any known criminal record. Both the major National political parties – the BJP and the Congress have started prior candidate scrutiny and checking the financial and criminal record of ticket aspirants. Civil Society non-partisan Election Watches are springing up in different states. In the recent Lok Sabha 2004 Elections, 19 States and 5 Union Territories carried out Election Watches. A compendium of this data was released by the CEC at the Bangalore Conference. We now estimate that about a thousand NGOs around the country would have participated in Election Watch activities, mostly in collaboration with ADR. Members of Parliament (MPs) lined up to clear lakhs of rupees of outstanding dues to the Government for rent, electricity, phone bills and so on to avoid embarrassing disclosures while filing nomination papers. The Election Commission has completed a massive exercise based on the Gujarat Election Watch report to verify information filed by candidates in the nomination papers and affidavits, and has started proceedings against candidates with false declarations. They are now currently doing that for the subsequent elections as well. A Bill on Electoral Expenses was passed in September 2003. The EC has taken it one step forward and asked candidates to file a statement of expenses every 3 days during the campaign. The EC has also made this information (in addition to the affidavits filed by candidates disclosing financial, criminal and educational background) available to citizens on request to Returning Officers, District Election Officers and the CEOs. The issue of corruption and tainted Ministers has now come to the forefront. The recent Bihar November 2005 Elections were a small turning point. For the first time in decades, Bihar has a Cabinet without any tainted Ministers. The civil society pressure due to media disclosure was intense and the CM responded favourably. First time candidates are largely clean. However there seems to be a grandfather clause where established leaders would continue to contest elections.


A detailed analysis shows that in Bihar where there was only one tainted candidate, the electorate largely rejected him/her. The Election Commission including the new CEC is solidly backing civil society initiatives like these. They inaugurated Civil Society led National Conferences on Electoral Reforms in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Bangalore, Patna and this year (2007), in Lucknow. These Conferences were action oriented and resulted in successful Election Watch campaigns. The EC also helped in making candidate nomination papers available. The EC has issued several very significant orders in the last one or two years relating to candidate disclosure, enforcing that affidavits are complete, taking action against false affidavits on the basis of complaints, and disclosing electoral expenses. These orders empower the citizen and strengthen her right to information. Work on cleaning up political parties has started. This includes using RTI to get financial and organizational information on all major parties out in the public domain, and using the media, workshops and seminars, and working with the EC and the Standing Committee of Parliament to get changes done. In addition to advocacy and lobbying, we will also bring out reports on the State of Political Parties. Work is in progress. In April 2008, ADR obtained a landmark ruling from the Central Information Commission saying that Income Tax Returns of Political Parties would now be available in the public domain along with the assessment orders. ADR and its partners are now using that in the Lok Sabha campaign for the 2009 general elections. Using the information above, ADR has filed a PIL asking that those parties that have not given a list of all donors above Rs.20,000 as required by law should be asked to pay taxes. The PIL has been admitted. Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2008: There was a reduction in the number of candidates with serious offenses put by parties. These offenses include murder, attempt to murder, bribery, cheating, forgery, causing hurt by dangerous weapons, rape, theft and outraging the modesty of women. There were 93 such cases against candidates in the 2008 elections, down from 217 in the 2004 assembly elections. Mr. L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition gave a press statement that their party, the BJP would not field candidates with criminal records (October 2008). He said even if they were “winnable”, they would not be given tickets. A similar announcement was given by Rahul Gandhi of the Congerss a couple of months back.


Some eminent persons who are or have been involved with this initiative

1. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India

2. Justice Jeevan Reddy, former Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Law Commission

3. Justice B.J. Divan, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court

4. (Late) Justice P.D. Desai, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court

5. Justice T.U. Mehta, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court

6. Mr. V. T. Shah, former DG Police, Gujarat

7. Mr. Julio Rebeiro, former DG Police, Maharashtra

8. Admiral Ram Tahiliani, former Head of the Indian Navy, and President of Transparency International

9. Mr. J.M. Lyngdoh, former Chief Election Commissioner of India

10. Mr. T.S. Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner of India

11. Mr. C G Somiah, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India

12. Justice Shiva Shankar Bhatt, former Justice of the Karnataka High Court

13. Mr. L.C. Jain, Former Planning Commission; Former High Commissioner to South Africa

14. Mr. T R Satish Chandran, Former Chief Secretary; Karnataka, Former Governor Goa

15. Dr. Samuel Paul, former Director of IIM Ahmedabad

16. Dr. Narayan Sheth, former Director of IIM Ahmedabad

17. Mr. Ramachandra Guha, eminent Historian and columnist

18. Mr. P.S. Appu, IAS, former Secretary to the Government of India

19. Mr. P.V. Shenoi, IAS, former Secretary to the Government of India

20. Mr. K C Sivaramakrishnan, , former Secretary to the Government of India

21. Mr. I.C. Dwivedi, former DG Police, Uttar Pradesh

22. Justice Sachidanand Awasthi, former Judge of the MP High Court

23. Mr. B.G. Deshmukh, foremer Cabiner=t Secretary, Government of India

24. Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari, former Justice of the Mumbai High Court

25. Mr. D.M. Sukhtankar, Former Chief Secretary; Maharashtra

26. Lt. Gen. Y.D. Sahasrabuddhe, Former Director General Army Setvice Corps

27. General (Retd) Shankar Roychowdhury, Former General, Indian Army


List of Organization who are part of Delhi Election Watch

Satark Nagarik Sangathan

Kabir

NCPRI

Gandhian Satyagrah Brigade

CHRI (Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Transparency International

DISCLAIMER

All information about candidates, MLAs and Ministers in this report has been taken from the affidavits filed by candidates with their nomination papers. Copies of affidavits were obtained from the Election Commission (Website http://ceodelhi.nic.in/). While all efforts have been made to ensure that the information is in keeping with what is mentioned in the affidavits, in case of discrepancy between information in this report and that given in the affidavits, the information reported in the affidavits filed by candidates should be treated as correct. Neither Association for Democratic Reforms nor National Election Watch nor Delhi Election Watch nor their volunteers are responsible or liable for any damage arising directly or indirectly from the publication of this volume.

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