Delhi Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 7 ministers including the Chief Ministerfrom Delhi State Assembly 2020.
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Summary and Highlights
| Year | Number of Ministers Analysed | Number of crorepati Ministers | Percentage of crorepati ministers | Average Assets (Rs. in Crores) | Number of Ministers with declared criminal cases | Percentage of Ministers with declared criminal cases | Number of Ministers with declared serious criminal cases | Percentage of Ministers with declared serious criminal cases | Number of Women in Cabinet | Percentage of Women in Cabinet |
| Delhi Cabinet 2020 | 7 | 5 | 71% | 8.96 | 4 | 57% | 3 | 43% | 0 | 0% |
| Delhi Cabinet 2015 | 7 | 4 | 57% | 2.69 | 3 | 43% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Table: Analysis of Delhi Cabinet (2015 vs. 2020)
Criminal Background
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- Ministers with Criminal Cases: 4(57%) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.
- Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 3 (43%) ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Financial Background
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- Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 7 ministers analysed, 5 (71%) are crorepatis.
- Average Assets: The average assets of 7 ministers analysed is Rs 8.96 crores.
- Minister with Highest Assets: The minister with the highest declared total assets is Kailash Gahlot from Najafgarh constituency with assets worth Rs. 46.07 crores.
- Minister with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets is Gopal Rai from Babarpur constituency with assets worth Rs. 90.01 lakhs.
- Liabilities: A total of four ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Kailash Gahlot of Najafgarh constituency with Rs. 6.63 crores of liabilities.
Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age)
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- Ministers’ Education: 6 out of 7 ministers have education qualification of graduate or above and one minister, Manish Sisodia has declared that he has a diploma in Journalism.
- Ministers’ Age: A total of 4(57%) ministers have declared their age to be between 31-50 years while 3(43%) ministers have declared their age to be between 51- 60 years.
- Women Ministers: There are no women among ministers in the Delhi Assembly, 2020.
ASSETS COMPARISON FOR MINISTERS IN 2015 AND 2020
(SORT BY ASSET INCREASE/DECREASE IN RUPEES)
| S.No. | Name | Source of Income (Self) | Party in Delhi 2020 | Party in Delhi Election 2015 | District In Delhi 2020 | Constituency In Delhi 2020 | Constituency in Delhi Election 2015 | Assets in Delhi 2020 (Rs.) | Assets in Delhi Election 2015 (Rs.) | Asset Increase/ decrease (Rs) | % Increase/ decrease in Asset | Total Annual Income as per last return (Rs.) |
| 1. | Kailash Gahlot | Salary | AAP | AAP | South-West | Najafgarh | NAJAFGARH | 46,07,52,912 46 Crore+ |
37,45,41,806 37 Crore+ |
8,62,11,106 8 Crore+ |
23% | 1,55,44,922 1 Crore+ |
| 2. | Arvind Kejriwal | Salary | AAP | AAP | New Delhi | New Delhi | NEW DELHI | 3,44,42,870 3 Crore+ |
2,09,85,366 2 Crore+ |
1,34,57,504 1 Crore+ |
64% | 12,76,165 12 Lacs+ |
| 3. | Rajendra Pal Gautam | Salary, House Rent and Outstanding Professional Fee | AAP | AAP | North-East | Seema Puri | SEEMA PURI | 1,88,16,707 1 Crore+ |
63,49,317 63 Lacs+ |
1,24,67,390 1 Crore+ |
196% | 14,59,225 14 Lacs+ |
| 4. | Imran Hussain | Salary of MLA Business | AAP | AAP | Central | Ballimaran | BALLIMARAN | 1,41,37,344 1 Crore+ |
73,97,824 73 Lacs+ |
67,39,520 67 Lacs+ |
91% | 14,36,813 14 Lacs+ |
| 5. | Manish Sisodia | Salary and Author Royalty | AAP | AAP | East | Patparganj | PATPARGANJ | 93,50,305 93 Lacs+ |
41,66,133 41 Lacs+ |
51,84,172 51 Lacs+ |
124% | 2,45,827 2 Lacs+ |
| 6. | Gopal Rai | Salary of MLA | AAP | AAP | North-East | Babarpur | BABARPUR | 90,01,006 90 Lacs+ |
52,39,843 52 Lacs+ |
37,61,163 37 Lacs+ |
72% | 4,07,090 4 Lacs+ |
| 7. | Satyendar Jain | Salary from Govt. of NCT of Delhi as Cabinet Minister | AAP | AAP | North | Shakur Basti | SHAKUR BASTI | 8,07,96,323 8 Crore+ |
8,08,41,007 8 Crore+ |
-44,684 | 0% | 3,58,772 3 Lacs+ |
Contact Details
Delhi Election Watch/National Election Watch/Association for Democratic Reforms
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IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.) Founder Member, National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms +91 99996 20944
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