Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of Winners

This document by the Delhi-based Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analyses the criminal and financial background, educational qualification, gender and age of the winners of the 2019 Lok Sabha (LS) elections. The analysis also compares the criminal and financial records as well as the gender composition of the winners of the 2019 elections to those of the 2014 and 2009 LS elections.For this analysis, ADR and National Election Watch (a campaign on electoral reforms involving over 1,200 non-governmental organisations and citizens’ groups) examined the nomination papers and affidavits submitted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for 539 of the 542 winners. The ADR document also provides detailed information about the assets and criminal charges of the winners.ADR could not analyse the details of three winners (from Sasaram in Bihar, Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh and Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu) because of “the unavailability of their clear and complete affidavits on the ECI website.” And since elections were cancelled in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, there was no winner from that constituency.