According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch, out of the 23 Members of Parliament re-elected between 2004 and 2019, a total of 12 have criminal cases against them. Among these, nine individuals are facing serious charges including murder, attempted murder, and dacoity. The report is based on an analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of the re-elected MPs during the aforementioned period.
Out of the 17 BJP MPs who were re-elected, 41% (seven MPs) had criminal cases against them. Additionally, all three re-elected Congress MPs faced criminal cases, while both the sole re-elected MP from the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the MP from Shiv Sena had criminal cases against them.
Regarding educational qualifications, four of the re-elected MPs stated their educational level to be between 10th and 12th standard. On the other hand, 18 MPs declared having an educational qualification of graduation or above, while one re-elected MP holds a diploma.
Among the re-elected MPs, 19 fall within the age bracket of 51 to 80 years, while four are aged between 40 and 50 years. Remarkably, out of the 23 re-elected MPs, only three are women.
The average assets of these MPs stood at ₹1.52 crore in 2004, escalating to ₹3.46 crore in 2009, ₹9.85 crore in 2014, and reaching ₹17.51 crore in 2019.
According to the report, the average asset growth for these 23 re-elected MPs from the Lok Sabha election of 2004 to 2019 amounts to ₹15.98 crore.
