All Crorepatis - but No IT Returns
STATE elections are round the corner and National Election Watch has reported that 99 candidates of Uttarakhand and 92 of Punjab have declared that they have NEVER filed IT returns, 42 of Uttarakhand and 47 of Punjab have not declared PAN details as mandated. There are many candidates in Punjab whose annual income is between 1 Crore and 5 Crores. Top three candidates with maximum assets but who have never filed IT returns are Karan Kaur of INC contesting from Muktsar with total assets of Rs 128 crore, followed by Ramanjit Singh Sikki of INC contesting from Khadoor Sahib and Gurpartap Singh Wadala of SAD contesting from Nakodar have total assets worth Rs 20.12 crore and Rs 13.71 crore respectively.
In Uttarakhand,
++ 99 (36%) candidates out of the 278 candidates analyzed have declared that they have never filed ITR.
++ For BSP 31 (44%) out of 70 candidates, UKD (P) 24 (55%) out of 44 candidates, BJP 20 (29%) out of 70 candidates and INC 10 (14%) out of 70 candidates, have declared that they have never filed ITR.
++ 42 out of 278 candidates analyzed (15%) who are contesting in Uttarakhand 2012 Assembly Elections have not declared their PAN card details.
++ Out of the above 42 candidates who have not declared their PAN details, 6 candidates are Crorepatis.