New Delhi : Nearly one-third of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 14 per cent of the lawmakers are billionaires with assets exceeding Rs 100 crore, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) in November 2026.
The report, which analyses the criminal, financial, educational, gender and other background details of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, examined the affidavits of 230 out of 233 members. The affidavits of three MPs were unavailable for analysis.
According to the findings, 72 (31 per cent) of the 230 MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 37 (16 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases.
The analysis further reveals that one sitting Rajya Sabha MP has declared a case related to murder under IPC Section 302, while four MPs have declared cases related to attempt to murder under IPC Section 307.
Additionally, four MPs have declared cases involving crimes against women.
BJP Has 31 MPs With Criminal Cases
The party-wise analysis shows that 31 out of 111 BJP MPs (28 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves. Among Congress MPs, 12 out of 29 (41 per cent) have declared such cases.
The report found that two out of nine Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs (22 per cent) and two out of eight DMK MPs (25 per cent) have declared criminal cases.
Among other parties, two out of five Samajwadi Party MPs (40 per cent), three out of four TDP MPs (75 per cent), all three BRS MPs (100 per cent) and all three CPI(M) MPs (100 per cent) have declared criminal cases.
The figures also show that two out of three RJD MPs (67 per cent), one out of four AIADMK MPs (25 per cent), one out of four NCP MPs (25 per cent) and one out of three AAP MPs (33 per cent) have declared criminal cases.
37 MPs Declare Serious Criminal Cases
The ADR-NEW report also highlights the party-wise distribution of MPs who have declared serious criminal cases.
As many as 15 out of 111 BJP MPs (14 per cent) and eight out of 29 Congress MPs (28 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases.
Two out of nine TMC MPs (22 per cent) and one out of eight DMK MPs (13 per cent) also feature in this category.
Among other parties, one out of five SP MPs (20 per cent), one out of four TDP MPs (25 per cent), one out of three BRS MPs (33 per cent) and two out of three CPI(M) MPs (67 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases.
The report further states that one out of four NCP MPs (25 per cent) and one out of three AAP MPs (33 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases.
