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VISAKHAPATNAM: About 45% (5 out of 11) of Rajya Sabha MPs from Andhra Pradesh are billionaires, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). This is the highest for any state in the country.
According to ADR’s report, prepared based on election affidavits submitted by candidates, the nine YSRCP Rajya Sabha MPs declared assets worth Rs 3,561 crore, which is the second-highest for any political party in the country. The seven Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi) parliamentarians accounted for assets worth Rs 5,596 crore to clinch the top spot among all political parties.
YSRCP MP Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, with Rs 2,577 crore in assets, is the second-richest Rajya Sabha MP in the country, trailing only Dr Bandi Partha Saradhi from Telangana (Rs 5,300 crore). Reddy declared Rs 154 crore worth of liabilities.
Among other MPs from the state, BJP MP CM Ramesh declared assets of Rs 258 crore, followed by Masthan Rao Beeda (Rs 243 crore), V Prabhakar Reddy (Rs 230 crore), and Niranjan Reddy S (Rs 79 crore). The total assets of 11 MPs from Andhra Pradesh is Rs 3,823 crore, placing AP in second place among states with the highest total assets of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs. Telangana outscored AP with its Rajya Sabha MPs declaring combined assets of Rs 5,596 crore.
Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar of TDP declared assets worth Rs 4 crore, while YSRCP MP Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose announced assets of Rs 32 lakh, which is the lowest among all Rajya Sabha MPs from the state. About 36% (4 out of 11) of Andhra Pradesh MPs from the Upper House have criminal cases against them. Of the four, three belong to YSRCP. The criteria chosen for serious criminal cases includes offences that attract punishment of five years or more, non-bailable offences, etc.
According to ADR’s report, prepared based on election affidavits submitted by candidates, the nine YSRCP Rajya Sabha MPs declared assets worth Rs 3,561 crore, which is the second-highest for any political party in the country. The seven Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi) parliamentarians accounted for assets worth Rs 5,596 crore to clinch the top spot among all political parties.
YSRCP MP Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, with Rs 2,577 crore in assets, is the second-richest Rajya Sabha MP in the country, trailing only Dr Bandi Partha Saradhi from Telangana (Rs 5,300 crore). Reddy declared Rs 154 crore worth of liabilities.
Among other MPs from the state, BJP MP CM Ramesh declared assets of Rs 258 crore, followed by Masthan Rao Beeda (Rs 243 crore), V Prabhakar Reddy (Rs 230 crore), and Niranjan Reddy S (Rs 79 crore). The total assets of 11 MPs from Andhra Pradesh is Rs 3,823 crore, placing AP in second place among states with the highest total assets of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs. Telangana outscored AP with its Rajya Sabha MPs declaring combined assets of Rs 5,596 crore.
Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar of TDP declared assets worth Rs 4 crore, while YSRCP MP Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose announced assets of Rs 32 lakh, which is the lowest among all Rajya Sabha MPs from the state. About 36% (4 out of 11) of Andhra Pradesh MPs from the Upper House have criminal cases against them. Of the four, three belong to YSRCP. The criteria chosen for serious criminal cases includes offences that attract punishment of five years or more, non-bailable offences, etc.
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