Four ministers in Himachal Pradesh face serious criminal charges

Of all the nine ministers elected in Himachal Pradesh in the 2022 elections, including Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, seven (78%)  have declared criminal cases against themselves, and four (44%)  have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, as per a report released by Himachal Pradesh Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms on the basis of their self-sworn affidavits. 

Speaking about their financial backgrounds, all nine (100%) are crorepatis. 

The net worth of the nine ministers examined is Rs 17.88 crore on average. The minister with the highest declared total assets is Vikramaditya Singh from Shimla Rural constituency, with assets worth Rs. 101.39 crore, whereas the minister with the lowest declared total assets is Jagat Singh Negi from Kinnaur (ST) constituency, with assets worth Rs. 3.38 crore. 

All nine ministers have declared liabilities, out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Anirudh Singh of Kusumpti constituency with Rs. 6.77 crores of liabilities.

When it comes to education, age, and gender, all nine (100%) ministers have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. Three (33%) ministers have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years, while five (56%) ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years, and one minister has declared his age to be 82 years. Out of nine ministers, none are women.