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PRESS NOTE
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2008
Winning Candidates (MLAs) Criminal and Financial Record
Chhattisgarh Election Watch (CGEW) 2008: Date 12 Dec, 2008
General: In 2008 Chhattisgarg Assembly elections, a total of 1066 candidates contested
for 90 seats, representing 40 parties. Out of 40 parties, only 3 parties have been
successful in sending one or more MLAs into the Vidhan Sabha. 37 parties that contested
elections did not win a single seat.
CGEW has looked at affidavits of all winning candidates (MLAs) coming into the newly
formed Vidhan Sabha. 10 affidavits available on Chhattisgarg CEO’s website are not
scanned properly and unclear details in them have not been taken into account. We have
requested the Electoral office to have these affidavits re-scanned and be put on the
website, so that general public can access this information.
MLAs with criminal background:
There are 11 newly elected MLAs with criminal cases pending against them. The party
wise distribution of these MLAs is:
Political Party Total MLAS
MLAs
with
criminal
records
% MLAs
with criminal
records
BJP 50 6 12%
INC 38 5 13%
Others 2 0 0%
Grand Total 90 11 12%
As compared to 2003, the no of MLAs with criminal records has marginally gone down
from 12 to 11. In the 2003-2008 Vidhan Sabha, BJP had 11 and others 1 MLAs with
criminal records.
There are 4 MLAs with serious charges of crimes against them, including murder,
attempt to murder, extortion, cheating, forgery, etc. The list of all these candidates is
attached at the end.
Financial Background:
There are 23 crorepati MLAs in the new Vidhan Sabha. Congress has 16 crorepatis and
BJP has 7 crorepatis.
As the table below shows, the chances of winning are higher for candidates with more
assets. At one extreme, 0% of candidates with declared assets of Rs 5 Lakhs or less won.
At the other, 31% of candidates with declared assets of Rs 5 Cr or more won.

Assets of
candidates
Low (Rs 5
Lakhs or less)
Medium(Rs 5
Lakhs to 40
Lakhs)
High(Rs 40
Lakhs to 3 Cr)
% winners 2% 10% 27% 50%
Very High (Rs
3 Cr and more)
The average asset of winners is 2.69 Crores. The average asset of a congress MLA is 5.2
Crores and that of BJP is 5.13 Cr. There are only 6 MLA with asset value less than 5
lakhs.
32 MLAs have not declared their PAN number. Two of these MLAs are crorepatis. All
candidates who have not declared their PAN numbers are listed at the back.
Vehicle Ownership:
4 MLAs with assets worth more than a crore have declared that they own no vehicle.
Women MLAs:
There are only 11 women MLAs in the new Vidhan Sabha, 6 from BJP and 5 from
congress. In 2003, only 5 women were elected to the Vidhan Sabha, The % of women
MLAs in Chhattisgarh is now around 12%.
Representation of SC and ST
There are a total of 29 SC and 10 ST who have made it to the 2008 Vidhan Sabha. The
distribution is:
Pol. Party GEN SC ST
Grand
Total
INC 24 10 4 38
BJP 26 19 5 50
BSP 1 0 1 2
Grand Total 51 29 10 90
About CGEW
Chhattisgargh Election Watch (CGEW) is part of a nationwide campaign called National Election
Watch (NEW) working on improving democracy and governance in India. It is a citizen led nonpolitically
aligned, non-partisan effort. This time several NGOs, civil society and peoples’
organizations from Chhattisgarh are participating in this effort. These include ADR (Association
for Democratic Reforms), NGM(Nadi Ghati Morcha), PRAYAS, CGCI(Chhattisgarh Citizens
Initiative), CART(Chhattisgarh Action and Research Team), and several others.
The National Election Watch (NEW) is a nationwide campaign comprising of more than 1200
NGO andother citizen led organizations working on electoral reforms, improving democracy and
governance in India. The National Election Watch is active in almost all states of India and has
done election watch for all states and Lok Sabha elections since ADR, along with couple other
organizations, won the PIL in Supreme Court in 2002 to making disclosure of educational,
financial and criminal background of electoral candidates mandatory.

About ADR
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) is a Non-Political, Non-Partisan and a Non-
Governmental Organization whose PIL filed in Dec 1999 culminated in a Supreme Court order
on Mar 13, 2003 requiring disclosure of criminal, financial and educational background of all
contesting candidates. Since then ADR has done Election Watches in almost all State Assembly
and Lok Sabha elections. It continues to works towards strengthening democracy and governance
in India by focusing on fair and transparent electoral and political processes. It is currently
conducting election watch is all states going for assembly polls. You can learn more about ADR
at: http://www.adrindia.org
Disclaimer:
All information about candidates, and MLAs, etc. in this report has been taken from the affidavits filed by the
candidates with their nomination papers. Copies of affidavits and other information were obtained from the
Election Commission. 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 reports in the affidavits filed by candidates should be treated as correct.
Neither the Association for Democratic Reforms nor the Chhattisgarg Eleciton Watch nor their volunteers are
responsible or liable for any damage arising directly or indirectly from the publication of this report.

S.No Party Candidate
Name
Const.
No
Constituency Total
No. of
Cases
1 BJP BHAIYA LAL
RAJWADE
2 BJP RENUKA SINGH 4 Premnagar 2 341, 294, 323, 506, 147,
447,147, 341
3 BJP YUDDHVEER
SINGH JUDEV
MLAs with pending crimal party- wise
` IPC Code Descriptions
3 Baikunthpur 1 135 (135) : Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
(341) : wrongful restraint
(294) : Obscene acts and songs
(323) : voluntarily causing hurt
(506) : criminal intimidation
(147) : rioting
(447) : criminal trespass
(147) : rioting
36 Chandrapur 1 385, 342, 323, 506B/34
(341) : wrongful restraint
(385) : Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
(342) : wrongful Confinement
(323) : voluntarily causing hurt
(506) : criminal intimidation
(34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common
intention
4 BJP DEVJI BHAI
PATEL
47 Dharsiwa 1 500 (500) : defamation
5 BJP Bhima Mandavi 88 Dantewada 4 147, 148, 294, 596, 323 / 419, (147) : Rioting
435 / 149, 120 (B) / 147, 148, (148) : Rioting, Armed With Deadly Weapon
506, 294, 120(B), 452, 427 / (294) : Obscene Acts And Songs
147, 148, 506, 294, 120 (B), 427 (323) : Voluntarily Causing Hurt /(419) : Punishment For Cheating By
/ 149 / 341, 323, 506, 427, 294 Personation
(435) : Mischief By Destroying Or Moving, Etc., A Land- Mark 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/ (149) : Every Member Of Unlawful
Assembly Guilty Of Offence Committed In Prosecution Of Common
Object
(120B) : Criminal Conspiracy/ (147) : Rioting
(148) : Rioting, Armed With Deadly Weapon
(506) : Criminal Intimidation
(294) : Obscene Acts And Songs
(120B) : Criminal Conspiracy
(452) : House-Trespass After Preparation For Hurt, Assault Or
Wrongful Restraint
(427) : Mischief Causing Damage To The Amount Of Fifty Rupees/
(147) : Rioting
(148) : Rioting, Armed With Deadly Weapon
(506) : Criminal Intimidation
(294) : Obscene Acts And Songs
6 BJP Mahesh Gagda 89 Bijapur 1 302, 34
(120B) : Criminal Conspiracy
(302) : Murder, (34) : Acts done by several persons in furtherance of
common intention
7 INC DOCTOR 16 Raigarh 3 fir no-53/2004, 54/2004, not clear
SHAKRAJEET
NAYAK
180/2006,

8 INC JAI SINGH
BHAIYA
21 Korba 1 294, 188, 506, 186 (294) : Obscene acts and songs
(188) : Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
(506) : criminal intimidation, (186) : Obstructing public servant in
9 INC AJIT JOGI 24 Marwahi 2 181, 420, 467, 488, 471, 472,
474 / 420, 467, 488, 471, 471,
465, 469
discharge of public functions
(181) : False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or
person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation
(420) : Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
(467) : Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
(488) : making use of any such false mark
(471) : Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
(472) : Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to
commit forgery punishable under section 467
(474) : Having possession of document described in Section 466 or
467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
(420) : Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
(467) : Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
(488) : making use of any such false mark
(471) : Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record,
(471) : Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record,
(465) : forgery, (469) : Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
(469) : Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
10 INC Paresh Agarwal 41 Khallari 1 120 (B), 420, 468, 471 (120B) : Criminal Conspiracy
(420) : Cheating And Dishonestly Inducing Delivery Of Property
(468) : Forgery For Purpose Of Cheating
(471) : Using As Genuine A Forged Document Or Electronic Record
11 INC Lakhma Kawasi 90 Konta 1 448, 294, 506, 286 (448) : House-Trespass
(294) : Obscene Acts And Songs
(506) : Criminal Intimidation
(286) : Negligent Conduct With Respect To Explosive Substance

S.No
Const.
No
Constituency Name Candidate Name Party
Total
movable
assets
Total
immovable
assets
Total Assets
PAN
(Yes/No)
1 10 AMBIKAPUR T S BABA INC 28,780,353 1,033,238,863 1,062,019,216 YES
2 18 Kharsia NAND KUMAR PATEL INC 2,969,119 367,234,000 370,203,119 YES
3 44 Kasdol RAJ KAMAL SINGHANIYA INC 8,920,676 84,193,815 93,114,491 YES
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
MLAs with assets declaration of more than 1 crore
58 Dhamtari Gurumukh Singh Hora INC 9,417,661 53,420,000 62,837,661 YES
24 Marwahi AJIT JOGI INC 2,573,495 42,575,000 45,148,495 YES
25 Kota DR.RENU JOGI INC 2,573,495 42,000,000 44,573,495 YES
54 Rajim AMITESH SHUKL INC 10,228,724 30,800,000 41,028,724 NA
41 Khallari Paresh Agarwal INC 9,599,433 20,157,000 29,756,433 YES
21 Korba JAI SINGH BHAIYA INC 17,489,900 8,159,416 25,649,316 YES
36 Chandrapur YUDDHVEER SINGH JUDEV BJP 2,690,735 19,500,000 22,190,735 YES
11
68 Saja Ravindra Choubey INC 1,091,225 19,562,800 20,654,025 YES
12 60 Dondi Lohara Neelima Singh Tekam BJP 1,909,529 18,140,000 20,049,529 No
13
30 Bilaspur AMAR AGRAWAL BJP 9,714,095 6,491,738 16,205,833 YES
14 11 SEETA PUR AMARJEET BHAGAT INC 1,891,329 13,466,500 15,357,829 NO
15 48 Raipur Rural NAND KUMAR SAHU BJP 2,013,747 12,800,000 14,813,747 NO
16 40 Basna Devendra Bahadur Singh INC 642,000 13,162,117 13,804,117 YES
17 20 Rampur NANKIRAM KANWAR BJP 167,000 13,500,000 13,667,000 YES
18 16 Raigarh DOCTOR SHAKRAJEET NAYAK INC 2,900,391 10,734,000 13,634,391 YES
19 71 Pandariya Akbar Bhai INC 5,118,924 7,821,500 12,940,424 YES
20 50 Raipur City North KULDEEP SINGH JUNEJA INC 9,491,369 2,944,417 12,435,786 YES
21 1 Bharatpur-Sonhat PHOOLCHAND SINGH BJP 2,213,000 9,500,000 11,713,000 YES
22 6 Pratappur DR. PREMSAI SINGH TEKAM INC 673,245 10,240,455 10,913,700 YES
23 75 Rajnandgaon Dr. Raman BJP 6,235,628 4,250,000 10,485,628 YES

Const.
No
Constituency
Name
Candidates with no PAN declaration
Candidate Name Party
Total
movable
assets
Total
immovable
assets
Total Assets
PAN
(Yes/No)
60 Dondi Lohara Neelima Singh Tekam BJP 1,909,529 18,140,000 20,049,529 No
48 Raipur Rural NAND KUMAR SAHU BJP 2,013,747 12,800,000 14,813,747 NO
42 Mahasamund Agni Chandrakar INC 619,124 6,982,632 7,601,756 NO
70 Nawagarh Dyaldas Baghel BJP 151,142 6,938,000 7,089,142 NO
64 Durg City Hemchand Yadav BJP 980,736 4,250,000 5,230,736 NO
31 Beltara BADRIDHAR DIWAN BJP 2,172,486 2,800,000 4,972,486 NO
46 Bhatapara CHAITRAM SAHU INC 284,000 4,375,789 4,659,789 NO
45 Baloda Bazar Laxmi Baghel BJP 736,999 3,610,000 4,346,999 No
69 Bemetara Tamradhwaj Sahu INC 231,884 3,845,000 4,076,884 NO
77 Khujji Bhola Ram Sahu INC 675,836 3,197,000 3,872,836 NO
90 Konta Lakhma Kawasi INC 1,777,856 2,013,500 3,791,356 NO
59 Sanjari Balod Madan Lal Sahu BJP 613,981 3,000,000 3,613,981 No
22 Katghora BODHRAM KANWAR INC 49,800 3,350,000 3,399,800 NO
56 Sihawa Ambika Markam INC 502,000 2,420,000 2,922,000 NO
87 Chitrakot Baiduram Kashyap BJP 961,181 1,700,000 2,661,181 NO
85 Bastar Dr Subhau Kashyap BJP 1,355,962 678,343 2,034,305 NO
17 Sarangarh
SMT. PADMA
GHANSHAYM MANHER
INC 272,500 1,700,000 1,972,500 NO
39 Saraipali Dr. Haridas Bhardwaj INC 447,000 1,282,000 1,729,000 NO
88 Dantewada Bhima Mandavi BJP 500,000 800,000 1,300,000 NO
61 Gunderdehi Virendra Kumar Sahu BJP 796,880 431,200 1,228,080 No
9 lundra RAMDEV RAM INC 200 1,160,000 1,160,200 NO
13 Kunkuri BHARAT SAI BJP 871,000 200,000 1,071,000 NO
78 Mohla-Manpur Shivraj Singh Usare INC 523,148 520,000 1,043,148 NO
15 Lailunga HRIDAY RAM RATHIYA INC 520,000 490,000 1,010,000 NO
82 Keshkal Sewakram Netam BJP 404,817 377,923 782,740 NO
80 Bhanupratappur Bramhanand BJP 726,500 50,000 776,500 NO
3 Baikunthpur BHAIYA LAL RAJWADE BJP 500,000 200,000 700,000 NO
81 Kanker Sumitra Markole BJP 571,498 100,000 671,498 NO

19 Dharamjaigarh OM PRAKASH RATHIYA BJP 138,000 400,000 538,000 NO
55 Bindranawagarh DAMRU DHAR PUJARI BJP 90,300 425,000 515,300 NO
37 Jaijaipur
Mahant Ramsunder
Das
INC 0 254,000 254,000 No
12 Jashpur
JAGESWAR RAM
BHAGAT
BJP 185,000 35,000 220,000 NO

Const. No Constituency Name Candidate Name Party Vehicles Total movable assets
Total immovable
assets
Total Assets
41 Khallari Paresh Agarwal INC No 9,599,433 20,157,000 29,756,433
36 Chandrapur
MLAs with Assets declaration of more than 1 Cr but owning no vehicles
YUDDHVEER SINGH
JUDEV
BJP NO 2,690,735 19,500,000 22,190,735
30 Bilaspur AMAR AGRAWAL BJP NO 9,714,095 6,491,738 16,205,833
75 Rajnandgaon Dr. Raman BJP NO 6,235,628 4,250,000 10,485,628

S.NO Const.
No
Constituency
Name
Candidate Name Sex Age Category Party Educational
Qualification
1 4 Premnagar RENUKA SINGH F 42 ST BJP 12TH
2 17 Sarangarh SMT. PADMA
GHANSHAYM MANHER
F 26 SC INC BA
3 25 Kota DR.RENU JOGI F 56 ST INC M.S
4 35 Sakti SMT. SAROJA
MANHARAN RATHORE
List of women candidates
F 43 GEN INC 5THPASS
5 45 Baloda Bazar Laxmi Baghel F 40 GEN BJP MATRICULATION
6 56 Sihawa Ambika Markam F 48 ST INC M.A
7 60 Dondi Lohara Neelima Singh Tekam F 39 ST BJP 12TH
8 63 Durg-Rural Pratima Chandrakar F 47 GEN INC 12TH
9 66 Vaishali Nagar Saroj Pandey F 39 GEN BJP M.SC
10 81 Kanker Sumitra Markole F 41 ST BJP M.A
11 83 Kondagaon Lata Usendi F 34 ST BJP B.A