PANJIM: For the first time
in the history of Goa Legislative Assembly, all the 40 legislators are
crorepatis with BJP’s Calangute MLA Michael Lobo leads the pack with the
highest declared assets of over Rs 54.59 crore. In the last assembly elections,
93 percent – 37 out of the total the elected MLAs – had assets in crores of rupees.
The data analyses, released
by Association for Democratic Reforms
reveal that 27 legislators (68 percent) fall in the category of Rs 5 crore and
above, while eight MLAs (20 percent) and the remaining five (12percent) have declared
their assets between Rs 2-5 crore and Rs 1-2 crore respectively.
The
study of self sworn affidavits shows that the seniormost politician and long
serving MLA Pratapsing Rane has declared assets worth Rs 50 crore approx while
Taleigao legislator Jennifer Monserrate ranks third having over Rs 30 crore
assets. Vishwajit Rane, who has quit the Congress and as the legislator of the
State assembly stands fourth in the list with over Rs 21 crore assets.
The average of assets per
MLA is Rs10.90 crores whereas
the average asset for each candidate who contested the 2017 elections was Rs 4.75 crores. In 2012, the average assets per MLA
analyzed was Rs 7.28 crores.
Among major parties, the
average assets analyzed per MLA for 17
Congress MLAs is Rs 12.17 crores
whilst 13 BJP MLAs have average
assets of Rs 11.53 crores, three MLAs
each from MGP and Goa Forward Party record average assets at Rs 9.35 crores and Rs 8.55 crores respectively.
The
top three MLAs with highest liabilities are Vishwajit Rane (Rs crore approx),
Michael Lobo (Rs 10 crore approx) and Nlesh Cabral (Rs 8 crore approx).
Top three MLAs with
high assets
- Michael Lobo – Rs 54,59,81,558
- Pratapsingh R Rane –
Rs 50,00,16,663 - Jennifer
Monserrate – Rs 30,81,18,480
Highlights
·
The
average of assets per MLA who won in the Goa 2017 assembly elections is Rs.10.90 crores
·
The
average asset for each candidate who contested in the 2017 assembly elections
was Rs 4.75 crores
·
In
2012, the average assets per MLA
analyzed was Rs 7.28 crores
·
15
MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs 1
crore and above; top three are Vishwajit rane, Michael Lobo and Nilesh
Cabral
·
Three MLAs
–Michael Lobo, Rohan Khaunte and Vishwajit Rane have declared highest income in
their Income Tax Returns
·
Number
of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2017 is 18
·
The
average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 was Rs Rs 10.54 crores
·
The
average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017 is Rs 16.09 crores
·
The
growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs from 2012 to 2017 is Rs 5.54 crores
i.e. by 53%
