Vidhan Sabha Elections, 2003

Vidhan Sabha Elections, 2003

Udaipur Division: A Factsheet

There are 175 candidates contesting the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2003 election of 30 constituencies of Udaipur Division. Of these, we were able to get the affidavits of 111 candidates from 28 constituencies. [1]The two consittuencies for which no affidavits were received are Sarada and Aspur. Of the affidavits we received we were able to use 100to 107 while preparing the rankings because some were incomplete, or illegible and other related reasons. Each table contains a footnote indicating the exact number of affidavits used.

Udaipur Division has a predominantly tribal population. It has sixteen seats that are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and two are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC). This factor accounts for the large number ST candidates fielded by various parties.

Our rankings are based on the values declared by candidates. The affidavits filed by the candidates are incomplete in many respects. Some candidates have stated the area of their properties, but not its value. Similarly, value of jewellery may be stated but not its weight. If complete information were declared, our rankings are likely to be affected.

The declared value of assets of "electoral candidates" includes that of their spouse(s) and dependents.

Party-wise total contestants and contestants with criminal record, 2003

(Udaipur Division)[2]

Name of political party / Number of Contestants / Number of Contestants with Criminal Record
INC / 23 / 0
BJP / 21 / 8
NCP / 11 / 1
SP / 8 / 0
CPI / 6 / 0
BSP / 3 / 1
JD(U) / 3 / 1
SHS / 3 / 1
ABCDc(A) / 2 / 1
CPM / 1 / 0
RLD / 1 / 0
RSNM / 1 / 0
BRC / 1 / 0
IND / 21 / 1
TOTAL / 105 / 14

Candidates with criminal records

(Udaipur Division)[3]

Political Party / Name of the candidate / No. of cases / Description of cases and section*
BJP / Bansilal Khatik (Rajsamand) / 8 / Rioting, Obstruction in public way, Wrongful restraint, voluntarily causing hurt, common intention, Iinjuring or defiling place of worship, , uttering wordswith intent to insult the religion of any class, rioting with deadly weapon, house tresspass, security for mantaining the peace. IPC Section 283, 147, 341, 323, 34,295,298,447,148,149,451,342. Cr.PC
SHS / Bajrang (Begun) / 3 / Wrongful restraint causing hurt; assualt on public servant, trespass. IPC Sections 341, 323, 34, 353, 447.
BJP / Bhavani Joshi (Banswara) / 4 / Obstructing public servant and causing hurt to him; Rioting causing grievous hurt, criminal trespass; Four cases of rioting promoting hatred among classes, causing danger to persons. IPC Sections 332, 353, 147, 148, 149, 323, 336, 153A, 143, 188, 147, 117.
JD(U) / Fateh Singh (Kushalgarh) / 1 / Unlawful assembly, causing dnagerous obstruction. Section 143, 283, 341.
BJP / Gulab Chand Katariya (Udaipur) / 1 / Defamation. Section 500.
BJP / Mahaveer Bhagora (Gogunda) / 1 / 13/6 Rajasthan Sarvajanik Pariksha
IND / Mohan Lal (Nimbahera) / 2 / Mischief by fire to destroy house; causing damage to public property. IPC Section 436 and PPD Act Section 2.
BJP / Nand Lal (Pratapgarh) / 1 / Dacoity, asttempt to murder, grievous hurt to public servant. Section 395, 307, 33.
BJP / Navneet Lal (Ghatol) / 2 / Unlawful assembly, rioting wrongful restraint and causing dangerous obstruction. Section 143, 147, 341, 283.
NCP / Rajiya (Danpur) / 2 / Dacoity and house trespass and house breaking. Section 395, 458.
BJP / Randheer Singh (Vallabh Nagar) / 2 / Rioting house trespass, assault or criminal force, public property damage hurt; Rioting with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, hurt, public servant on duty, assault, act endangering life, criminal conspiracy. Section 147, 451, 353, 323, 148, 149, 332.
ABCDC(A) / Sajjan Joshi (Kapasan) / 1 / House trespass. Section 448, 457.
BJP / Surendra Singh Rathore (Kumbhalgarh) / 1 / Section 186.
BSP / Vinod (Banswara) / 1 / Wrongful restraint causing hurt. Section 341, 323.

Source: Affidavits filed by the candidates.

Richest Electoral Candidates

(Udaipur Division)[4]

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Value of assets
(Rs. '000)
1 / IND / Lalit Tiwari / Nathdwara / 14,200
2 / BJP / Bhavani Joshi / Banswara / 9,700
3 / BJP / Nana Lal / Kherwara / 9,400
4 / INC / Prakash Chandra Choudhary / Badi Sadri / 9,300
5 / INC / Khemraj Katara / Udaipur Rural / 8,300
6 / BJP / Hari Singh Panne Singh / Bhim / 7,600
7 / BJP / Narpat Singh Rajvi / Chittorgarh / 7,100
8 / INC / Hira Lal Devpura / Kumbhalgarh / 7,000
9 / NCP / Sukh Dev Menariya / Badi Sadri / 6,700
10 / INC / CP Joshi / Nathdwara / 6,300
11 / BJP / Randheer Singh / Vallabh Nagar / 5,900
12 / BJP / Surendra Singh Rathore / Kumbhalgarh / 5,400
13 / BJP / Gulab Chand Kartariya / Udaipur / 4,500
14 / IND / Mohan Lal Pahariya / Rajsamand / 4,500
15 / INC / Arjun Singh / Danpur / 4,300

Ranking of Electoral Candidates by declared value of Agricultural land holdings[5]

(UdaipurDivision)

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Number of plots owned / Total area of agricultural land owned (in bighas) / Value of assets
(Rs. '000)
1 / INC / Khemraj / Udaipur Rural / 6 / 35 / 3,200
2 / IND / Bhanwar Lal / Kumbhalgarh / 1 / 0 / 2,500
3 / INC / Nathu Ram Ahari / Dungarpur / 6 / 99 / 2,100
4 / NCP / Rajendra Singh Chundawat / Chittorgarh / 1 / 106 / 2,000
5 / NCP / Sukh Dev Menariya / Badi Sadri / 4 / 18 / 1,800
6 / INC / Prakash Chandra Choudhary / Badi Sadri / 6 / 22 / 1,700
7 / BJP / Nana Lal / Kherwara / 9 / 50 / 1,600
8 / JD(U) / Bhanjee / Danpur / 6 / 43 / 1,500
9 / BJP / Surendra Singh Rathore / Kumbhalgarh / 8 / 38 / 1,400
10 / INC / Arjun Singh / Danpur / 4 / 46 / 1,300
11 / BJP / Ram Chandra Bhagora / Nathdwara / 1 / 5 / 1,000
12 / BJP / Navneet Lal Ninama / Ghatol / 1 / 25 / 1,000
13 / IND / Mohan Lal / Kapasan / 1 / 105 / 1,000
14 / INC / Surendra Singh Jadawat / Chittorgarh / 2 / 90 / 900
15 / NCP / Than Singh / Salumber / 2 / 44 / 900

Ranking of Electoral Candidates by declared value of Non-Agricultural land holdings[6]

(UdaipurDivision)

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Number of plots, buildngs, houses and apartments owned / Total area of agricultural land owned
(in square feet) / Value of assets
(Rs. '000)
1 / IND / Lalit Tiwari / Nathdwara / 4 / 7,07,83,895 / 13,500
2 / BJP / Bhavani Joshi / Banswara / 3 / 11,375 / 8,900
3 / INC / Hira Lal Devpura / Kumbhalgarh / 4 / 12,701 / 6,700
4 / BJP / Hari Singh Panne Singh / Bhim / 2 / 5,473 / 5,600
5 / NCP / Sukh Dev Menariya / Badi Sadri / 4 / 3,29,925 / 4,800
6 / INC / CP Joshi / Nathdwara / 4 / 11,049 / 3,400
7 / BJP / Randheer Singh / Vallabh Nagar / 5 / 5,900 / 3,300
8 / INC / Tara Chand / Sagwara / 7 / 19,087 / 3,200
9 / INC / Surendra Singh Jadawat / Chittorgarh / 2 / 4,800 / 3,000
10 / INC / Khemraj Katariya / Udaipur (Rural) / 3 / - / 3,000
11 / BJP / Gulab Chand Kartariya / Udaipur / 3 / 5,800 / 2,900
12 / INC / Prakash Chandra Choudhary / Badi Sadri / 8 / 32,203 / 2,800
13 / BJP / Nand Lal Meena / Pratapgarh / 4 / 5,450 / 2,700
14 / IND / Mohan Lal Pahariya / Rajsamand / 6 / 19,886 / 2,600
15 / BJP / Mahaveer Bhagora / Gogunda / 5 / 6,360 / 2,600

Ranking of Electoral Candidates by financial assets declared [7]

(UdaipurDivision)

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Value of assets
(Rs. '000)
1 / BJP / Nana Lal Ahari / Kherwara / 5,100
2 / BJP / Narpat Singh Rajvi / Chittorgarh / 4,900
3 / INC / Prakash Chandra Choudhary / Badi Sadri / 4,400
4 / INC / CP Joshi / Nathdwara / 2,800
5 / INC / Gulab Singh Shakshawat / Vallabh Nagar / 2,700
6 / BJP / Surendra Singh Rathore / Kumbhalgarh / 2,100
7 / BJP / Hari Singh Panne Singh / Bhim / 1,800
8 / INC / Khemraj Katara / Udaipur (Rural) / 1,600
9 / INC / Daya Ram Parmar / Kherwara / 1,600
10 / BJP / Randheer Singh / Vallabh Nagar / 1,500
11 / BJP / Gulab Chand Kartariya / Udaipur / 1,200
12 / IND / Mohan Lal Pahariya / Rajsamand / 1,100
13 / JD(U) / Fateh Singh / Kushalgarh / 1,100
14 / INC / Ramesh Chand Pandya / Banswara / 1,000
15 / IND / Mohan Lal / Kapasan / 900

Ranking of Electoral Candidates by number of vehiclesowned[8]

(UdaipurDivision)

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Number of vehicles owned
1 / INC / Surendra Singh Jadawat / Chittorgarh / 8
2 / INC / Arjun Singh / Danpur / 7
3 / INC / Khemraj Katara / Udaipur (Rural) / 7
4 / IND / Bhanwar Lal / Kumbhalgarh / 6
5 / IND / Mohan Lal Pahariya / Bhim / 4
6 / IND / Mohan Lal / Kapasan / 3
7 / SP / Dheeraj Mal / Danpur / 3
8 / IND / Dhul Singh / Danpur / 3
9 / JD(U) / Bhanjee / Danpur / 3
10 / BJP / Navneet Lal / Ghatol / 3
11 / INC / Tara Chand / Sagwara / 3
12 / BJP / Gautam Lal / Lasadia / 3
13 / BJP / Gulab Chand Kartariya / Udaipur / 3
14 / BJP / Vandana Meena / Udaipur (Rural) / 3
15 / BJP / Mahaveer Bhagora / Gogunda / 3

Ranking of Electoral Candidates by declared value of jewellery owned[9]

(Udaipur Division)

Rank / Political Party / Name of Candidate / Constituency / Jewellery
Gold
(in grams) / Silver
(in kgs.) / Total declared value
(Rs. '000)
1 / BJP / Narpat Singh Rajvi / Chittorgarh / 987.3
2 / BJP / Surendra Singh Rathore / Kumbhalgarh / 1000 / 2 / 512.0
3 / INC / Khemraj Katara / Udaipur (Rural) / 700 / 10 / 500.0
4 / INC / Prakash Chandra Choudhary / Badi Sadri / 850 / 3 / 472.0
5 / BJP / Nana Lal Ahari / Kherawara / 177 / 31 / 401.7
6 / BJP / Randheer Singh / Vallabh Nagar / 500 / 10 / 310.0
7 / INC / Shiv Singh / Mavli / 500 / - / 275.0
8 / INC / Arjun Singh / Danpur / 500 / - / 268.0
9 / IND / Mohan Lal / Rajsamand / 410 / 1 / 251.8
10 / - / Hari Singh / Nathdwara / 500 / - / 250.0
11 / BJP / Bhavani Joshi / Banswara / 482 / 101 / 239.7
12 / BJP / Gulab Chand Kartariya / Udaipur / 400 / 1 / 206.0
13 / INC / Nathu Ram Ahari / Dungarpur / 260 / 9 / 206.0
14 / INC / Daya Ram Parmar / Kherawara / 350 / 1 / 203.0
15 / INC / Tara Chand / Sagwara / 370 / 2 / 201.0

Party-wise caste groups of Electoral candidates, 2003

(Udaipur Division)

Name of political party / Number of Contestants[10] / Caste group
General / SC / ST
INC / 23 / 4 / 1 / 9
BJP / 21 / 4 / 0 / 11
NCP / 11 / 3 / 1 / 6
SP / 8 / 1 / 0 / 4
CPI / 6 / 2 / 0 / 2
BSP / 3 / 1 / 0 / 1
JD(U) / 3 / 0 / 0 / 3
SHS / 3 / 1 / 2 / 0
ABCDD(A) / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0
CPM / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
RLD / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0
RSNM / 1 / - / - / -
BRC / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
IND / 21 / 7 / 2 / 4
TOTAL / 10510 / 27 / 6 / 42

Party-wise distribution by declared value of total assets[11]

(Udaipur Division)

Declared Value of total assets / BJP / CPI / INC / JD(U) / NCP / SP / IND / TOTAL
Less than Rs 1,00,000 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 5 / 15
Rs 1,00,000 to Rs. 25,00,000 / 10 / 2 / 8 / 1 / 7 / 6 / 13 / 47
Rs. 25,00,000 to Rs. 1,00,00,000 / 10 / 0 / 14 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 2 / 29
More than Rs. 1,00,00,000 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Total / 21 / 6 / 23 / 3 / 11 / 8 / 21 / 93

Caste-wise distribution of value of total assets of electoral candidates, 2003[12]

(Udaipur Division)

Declared Value of Total Assets / General / Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Total
Less than Rs 1,00,000 / 6 / 1 / 8 / 15
Rs 1,00,000 to Rs. 25,00,000 / 12 / 5 / 25 / 42
Rs. 25,00,000 to Rs. 1,00,00,000 / 9 / 0 / 9 / 18
More than Rs. 1,00,00,000 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Total / 27 / 6 / 42 / 75

[1] The Rajasthan Election Commission webpage has the affidavits for all the candidates. However, these were uploaded on their website after we had started our analysis and so we were unable to include information on all the candidates in our analysis.

[2] There are 175 contestants from Udaipur Division for which we have received 111 affidavits. We were not able to use all the affidavits because some were incomplete, illegible, or for other related reasons. The information presented in this table is for those 105 candidates for whom we have full information.

[3] Affidavits for 107 electoral candidates out of a total of 184 contesting candidates were included while preparing this table.

[4] Total wealth has been calculated as the sum of the candidate’s declared value of agricultural and non-agricultural land, buildings, houses and apartments, cash, bank balances, other investments such as shares, debentures, etc. and the declared value of their jewellery. The information for this table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates.

[5] This table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates. Some candidates have given incomplete information about their property. E.g., some have mentioned the area of land owned, but not its value, while others have given the value of their land but not the area. For the purpose of this table, ranking has been done based on declared information on value of land. Rankings might change if complete information on land values were declared.

[6] This table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates. The ranking of the candidates is based on the total value of non-agricultural land holdings. Non-agricultural land holdings include land in rural areas (which sometimes runs into bighas), buildings, houses and apartments owned by the candidate, their spouse and their dependents. Some candidates have given incomplete information about their property. E.g., some have mentioned the area of land owned, but not its value, while others have given the value of their land but not the area. For the purpose of this table, ranking has been done based on declared information on value of land. Rankings might change if complete information on land values were declared.

[7] This table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates. "Financial Assets" include cash, bank balances, other investments such as shares, bonds, debentures, mutual funds, etc. held by the candidate, their spouse and dependents.

[8] This table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates. The total number of vehicles includes two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Further, the category of four-wheelers includes cars, trucks, tractors etc.

[9] This table has been compiled from affidavits of 100 electoral candidates. Many candidates reported gold owned in “tolas”. This has been converted into grams assuming a conversion rate of 10 grams to one tola. The total declared value of jewellery includes the value of precious stones such as diamonds. This explains why some candidates may report very little gold and silver, but still have high total values of jewellery owned by them.Some candidates have given incomplete information about their jewellery. E.g., some have mentioned the weight, but not its value, while others have given the value of their jewellery but not the weight. For the purpose of this table, ranking has been done based on declared information on value of jewellery. Rankings might change if complete information on jewellery values were declared.

[10] There are 175 contestants from Udaipur Division for which we have received 111 affidavits. We were not able to use all the affidavits because some were incomplete, illegible, or for other reasons. The information presented in this table is for those 105 candidates for whom we have full information.

[11] Political parties which are fielding more than three candidates were included in this table. We were unable to get the affidavits for many BSP candidates. Therefore, they are not included in this table.

[12] The information on caste for the remaining candidates was not available at the time of doing the analysis.