STORY IN NUMBERS

Taxing time for MLAs?

126 140 30

1 (1)

9 (7)

34 (24) 3 (10)

84 (60)

6 (3)

32 (14)

8 (3)

58 (20)

ASSAM KERALA PUDUCHERRY TAMIL NADU WEST BENGAL

Total numberof MLAs

Number ofMLAs not filedincome-taxreturns

Number ofMLAs whohave notdeclared PAN

AAnnaallyyssiiss ooff iinnccoommee--ttaaxx aanndd PPAANN ddeettaaiillss ooff MMLLAAss iinn tthhee ffiivvee AAsssseemmbbllyy eelleeccttiioonnss jjuusstt ggoonnee bbyy

| A total of 186 MLAs (23 per cent), of the 812 MLAs analysed, have declared they havenever filed income-tax returns. They include 60 per cent of MLAs from Kerala, followedby 20 per cent from West Bengal, and 14 per cent from Tamil Nadu

| 49 MLAs have not even given PAN details

Figures in brackets denote % share in the total number of MLAs in the state Compiled by Aditi Phadnis

293

223