Press Release Date 16-2-2017 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Election, 2017 Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial and other Details of Candidates Association for Democratic Reforms T-95A, C.L. House, 1st Floor, Near Gulmohar Commercial Complex Gautam Nagar, New Delhi-110 049 Phone: +91-011-4165-4200 Fax : +91-11-46094248 Email : [email protected] To report any electoral violations and malpractices during elections download the Election Watch Reporter (Android App) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webrosoft.election_watch_reporter Contents Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Election, 2017 ............................................ 1 Summary and Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Criminal Background.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Party Wise Candidates with declared criminal cases ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Financial Background ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Other Background Details .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Assets Details of Candidates .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Criminal Details of Candidates ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 120 Maharashtra Election Watch ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 227 DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 227 Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 2 of 227 Summary and Highlights Criteria for serious criminal cases 1. Offence for which maximum Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Maharashtra Election Watch have analysed the self- sworn affidavits of 1641 out punishment is of 5 years or of 2275 candidates, who are contesting in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Elections, scheduled to be more. held on 21st February, 2017. There are total 227 seats spread across 227 wards. The rest of the affidavits were not analysed as 2. If an offence is non-bailable they were not available or uploaded on the website at the time of making this report. 3. If it is an electoral offence (for eg. IPC 171E or bribery) Criminal Background 4. Offence related to loss to  Candidates with Criminal Cases: 216 (13%) out of 1641 candidates analyzed have declared criminal cases against exchequer 5. Offences that are assault, themselves. murder, kidnap, rape related  Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 154 (9%) out of 1641 candidates analyzed have declared serious criminal cases 6. Offences that are mentioned in against themselves. Representation of the People  Party wise candidates with declared criminal cases: 41 (24%) out of 173 candidates from Shiv Sena, 19(11%) out Act (Section 8) 7. Offences under Prevention of of 171 candidates from Indian National Congress, 39(25%) out of 154 candidates from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Corruption Act 23(15%) out of 151 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), 19 (14%) out of 132 candidates from Nationalist 8. Crimes against women. Congress Party (NCP), 5 (7%) out of 71 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), 5(8%) out of 60 candidates from Samajwadi Party, 3(7%) out of 45 candidates from All India Majlis- e- Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and 4(11%) out 36 independ ent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.  Party wise candidates with declared serious criminal cases: 28(16%) out of 173 candidates from Shiv Sena, 16(9%) out of 171 candidates from Indian National Congress, 22(14%) out of 154 candidates from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, 14(9%) out of 151 candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), 16(12%) out of132 candidates from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), 4 (6%) out of 71 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), 4(7%) out of 60 candidates from Samajwadi Party, and 2(4%) out of 45 candidates from All India Majlis- e- Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and 2 (6%) out 36 independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 3 of 227 Party Wise Candidates with declared criminal cases Party Name Total number of candidates with declared % of candidates with Candidates with % of candidates with candidates analyzed Criminal Cases declared criminal cases declared serious declared serious criminal criminal cases cases SHIVSENA 173 41 24% 28 16% INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 171 19 11% 16 9% MAHARASHTRA NAVNIRMAN SENA 154 39 25% 22 14% BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY 151 23 15% 14 9% NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY 132 19 14% 16 12% BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY 71 5 7% 4 6% SAMAJWADI PARTY 60 5 8% 4 7% ALL INDIA MAJLIS E ITTEHADUL MUSLIMEEN 45 3 7% 2 4% LOK JANSHAKTI PARTY 2 1 50% 1 50% IND 36 4 11% 2 6% OTHER 646 57 9% 45 7% Total 1641 216 13% 154 9% Table 1: Party wise total candidates with declared criminal cases Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 4 of 227 Financial Background  Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1641 candidates analyzed, 489 (30%) are crorepatis.  Average Assets: The average assets per candidate analyzed for this election, is Rs. 1.93 Crores.  High Assets: The top ten candidates with highest declared assets are given below. S.No. Name Muncipal Corporation Ward No. Party Name Movable Assets (Rs) Immovable Assets (Rs) Total Assets (Rs) 1 Parag Kishor Shah 132 Bhartiya Janata Party 6,70,57,01,827 19,38,00,500 6,89,95,02,327 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 689 Crore+ 2 Vinayak Nana Patil 20 Nationalist Congress Party 93,30,840 55,42,51,540 56,35,82,380 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 56 Crore+ 3 Jayashree Anil Mistry 21 Shivsena 65,44,000 43,50,00,000 44,15,44,000 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 44 Crore+ 4 Deepa Ganesh Patil 8 Shivsena 41,29,15,038 2,22,60,000 43,51,75,038 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 43 Crore+ 5 Tulip Brian Miranda 90 Indian National Congress 1,59,94,700 40,99,69,212 42,59,63,912 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 42 Crore+ 6 Rajesh Nandkumar Kadam 13 Shivsena 12,88,04,184 28,51,00,115 41,39,04,299 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 41 Crore+ 7 Rajendra Chintaman Salvi 106 Indian National Congress 2,49,57,696 33,16,57,765 35,66,15,461 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 35 Crore+ 8 Vidyarthi Balister Singh 13 Bhartiya Janata Party 4,81,99,981 30,21,00,000 35,02,99,981 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 35 Crore+ 9 Harish Ravji Chheda 8 Bhartiya Janata Party 13,47,95,746 18,64,89,227 32,12,84,973 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 32 Crore+ 10 Swati Sunil Shitap 126 Shivsena 1,19,21,588 24,80,85,616 26,00,07,204 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 26 Crore+ Table 2: Top 10 candidates who have declared high assets Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 5 of 227  Zero Assets: There are 10 candidates contesting from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai who have declared zero assets. The details of these candidates is given below. S.No. Name Municipal Corporation Ward No. Party Name Movable Assets (Rs) Immovable Assets (Rs) Total Assets (Rs) 0 1 Sonali Vasant Gaikwad 189 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 2 Sudhir Dattatray Dhamnaskar 221 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 3 Shamim Fakhruddin Qadri 223 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 4 Sunanda Chandrashekhar Kanade 207 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 5 Jaywant Maruti Waghmare 129 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 6 Rukhsana Mohdsiddique Memon 44 Samajwadi Party 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 7 Lawrenceroy Leo Castelino 71 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 8 Anita Jijaba Budhwant 206 Other 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 9 Bharti Prabhakar Sangale 40 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 0 10 Poonam Arun Durgavale 203 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 0 0 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Table 3: candidates who have declared zero assets  Low Assets: There are 102 (excluding candidates with zero assets) candidates who have declared assets below Rs. 1 lakhs.  Candidates with high Liabilities: The top ten candidates with highest declared liabilities are given below :- Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 6 of 227 S.No. Name Municipal Corporation Ward No. Party Name Total Assets(Rs) Liabilities (Rs) 13,59,93,554 8,41,80,000 1 Anjali Vasant Darade 122 Indian National Congress Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 13 Crore+ 8 Crore+ 41,39,04,299 7,59,12,231 2 Rajesh Nandkumar Kadam 13 Shivsena Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 41 Crore+ 7 Crore+ 14,81,15,901 6,63,97,538 3 Suhas Rajaram Adiwarekar 95 Bhartiya Janata Party Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 14 Crore+ 6 Crore+ 25,72,93,320 6,00,85,020 4 Nitesh Rajhans Singh 166 Indian National Congress Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 25 Crore+ 6 Crore+ 14,04,64,573 4,89,03,197 5 Pravin Velji Chheda 132 Indian National Congress Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 14 Crore+ 4 Crore+ 10,76,76,000 4,43,85,354 6 Rajendra Mohan Ghag 205 Bhartiya Janata Party Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 10 Crore+ 4 Crore+ 6,14,39,234 3,28,40,034 7 Shreeprakash Shyamnarayan Shukla 165 Shivsena Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 6 Crore+ 3 Crore+ 32,12,84,973 3,25,30,335 8 Harish Ravji Chheda 8 Bhartiya Janata Party Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 32 Crore+ 3 Crore+ 4,62,57,521 3,20,17,159 9 Sudhir Tukaram Bharadkar 38 Indian National Congress Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 4 Crore+ 3 Crore+ 3,15,01,524 3,16,99,550 10 Suresh Shambhuprasad Kanojia 60 Other Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 3 Crore+ 3 Crore+ Table 4: Top 10 candidates with high liabilities Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 7 of 227  Candidates with High Income as declared in ITR*: Only 13 out of 1641 candidates have declared their total annual income of more than Rs. 50 Lakhs. The details of top 10 candidates with the highest income as declared in ITR. Ward Total income shown by candidate in ITR Self income shown by candidate in S.No. Name Party Name Municipal Corporation Total Asset (Rs) No. (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs) ITR (Rs) Bhartiya Janata Municipal Corporation of 1 Parag Kishor Shah 132 6,89,95,02,327 689 Crore+ 3,38,41,540 3 Crore+ 3,38,41,540 3 Crore+ Party Greater Mumbai Bhartiya Janata Municipal Corporation of 2 Harish Ravji Chheda 8 32,12,84,973 32 Crore+ 3,33,52,340 3 Crore+ 3,33,52,340 3 Crore+ Party Greater Mumbai Yeshodhar Padmakar Municipal Corporation of 3 Shivsena 60 8,52,13,112 8 Crore+ 1,32,70,067 1 Crore+ 1,32,70,067 1 Crore+ Phanse Greater Mumbai Rajesh Nandkumar Municipal Corporation of 4 Shivsena 13 41,39,04,299 41 Crore+ 1,14,48,416 1 Crore+ 1,14,48,416 1 Crore+ Kadam Greater Mumbai Vidyarthi Balister Bhartiya Janata Municipal Corporation of 5 13 35,02,99,981 35 Crore+ 98,63,565 98 Lacs+ 98,63,565 98 Lacs+ Singh Party Greater Mumbai Pratibha Bipinkumar Indian National Municipal Corporation of 6 63 6,75,85,068 6 Crore+ 78,70,807 78 Lacs+ 78,70,807 78 Lacs+ Singh Congress Greater Mumbai Priti Pramod Indian National Municipal Corporation of 7 219 7,89,90,674 7 Crore+ 71,66,336 71 Lacs+ 71,66,336 71 Lacs+ Mandrekar Congress Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation of 8 Sangeeta Sanjay Sutar Shivsena 49 9,44,38,624 9 Crore+ 63,00,263 63 Lacs+ 63,00,263 63 Lacs+ Greater Mumbai Ruchira Rajendra Nationalist Congress Municipal Corporation of 9 112 4,60,01,072 4 Crore+ 60,30,360 60 Lacs+ 60,30,360 60 Lacs+ Mokal Party Greater Mumbai Bhartiya Janata Municipal Corporation of 10 Dereyk Mark Talker 101 2,59,88,750 2 Crore+ 58,57,951 58 Lacs+ 58,57,951 58 Lacs+ Party Greater Mumbai Table 5: Top 10 candidates with high income as declared in ITR* *Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 8 of 227 Other Background Details  Age Details of Candidates: 71 candidates have declared their ages to be between 21 to 24 years. 1211(74%) candidates have their age to be between 25-50 years while 359(22%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51-80 years. Age Group (In Years) Number of Candidates Analyzed 21-24 71 25-30 167 31-40 501 41-50 543 51-60 279 61-70 76 71-80 4 Total 1641 Table 6: Age Report  Gender Details of Candidates: Out of total 1641 analyzed candidates, 848(52%) are men whereas 792 (48%) are women. Men 848 Women 792 Unknown 1 Total 1641 Table 7: Gender Report Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 9 of 227 Assets Details of Candidates Immovable Assets S.No. Name Municipal Corporation Ward No. Party Name Movable Assets (Rs) Total Assets (Rs) (Rs) 1 Parag Kishor Shah MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 132 Bhartiya Janata Party 6,70,57,01,827 19,38,00,500 6,89,95,02,327 GREATER MUMBAI 689 Crore+ 2 Vinayak Nana Patil MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 20 Nationalist Congress Party 93,30,840 55,42,51,540 56,35,82,380 GREATER MUMBAI 56 Crore+ 3 Jayashree Anil Mistry MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 21 Shivsena 65,44,000 43,50,00,000 44,15,44,000 GREATER MUMBAI 44 Crore+ 4 Deepa Ganesh Patil MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 8 Shivsena 41,29,15,038 2,22,60,000 43,51,75,038 GREATER MUMBAI 43 Crore+ 5 Tulip Brian Miranda MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 90 Indian National Congress 1,59,94,700 40,99,69,212 42,59,63,912 GREATER MUMBAI 42 Crore+ 6 Rajesh Nandkumar Kadam MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 13 Shivsena 12,88,04,184 28,51,00,115 41,39,04,299 GREATER MUMBAI 41 Crore+ 7 Rajendra Chintaman Salvi MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 106 Indian National Congress 2,49,57,696 33,16,57,765 35,66,15,461 GREATER MUMBAI 35 Crore+ 8 Vidyarthi Balister Singh MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 13 Bhartiya Janata Party 4,81,99,981 30,21,00,000 35,02,99,981 GREATER MUMBAI 35 Crore+ 9 Harish Ravji Chheda MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 8 Bhartiya Janata Party 13,47,95,746 18,64,89,227 32,12,84,973 GREATER MUMBAI 32 Crore+ 10 Swati Sunil Shitap MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 126 Shivsena 1,19,21,588 24,80,85,616 26,00,07,204 GREATER MUMBAI 26 Crore+ 11 Nitesh Rajhans Singh MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 166 Indian National Congress 18,38,51,961 7,34,41,359 25,72,93,320 GREATER MUMBAI 25 Crore+ 12 Asif Ahmed Zakaria MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 101 IND 11,36,23,047 14,26,56,900 25,62,79,947 GREATER MUMBAI 25 Crore+ 13 Asif Ahmed Zakaria MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 101 Indian National Congress 11,36,23,047 14,26,56,900 25,62,79,947 GREATER MUMBAI 25 Crore+ 14 Shraddha Shridhar Jadhav MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF 202 Shivsena 1,79,33,286 23,48,22,400 25,27,55,686 GREATER MUMBAI 25 Crore+ Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. The source of this analysis are the Candidates' affidavits obtained from the State Election Commission, Maharashtra https://panchayatelection.maharashtra.gov.in/ Website:-www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info Page 10 of 227