List of politicians in India charged with corruption | ||||
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Name | Important Positions Held During Career | Charges | Trial Result | |
Kripashankar Singh | President of Congress - Mumbai chapter, Minister of State in Govt. of Maharashtra | Disproportionate Assets running into several hundred Crore rupees.[5] | The Bombay High Court directed the city police commissioner to prosecute him for "criminal misconduct" under the PC Act. [6][7]Investigation is in progress. | |
Bangaru Laxman | President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | Bribery in defence deal. He was caught accepting bribe in a Sting operation carried out by Tehelka magazine | Convicted by a Special CBI Court [8] | |
Prakash Singh Badal | Chief Minister of Punjab | Cheating, Disproportionate Assets | Acquitted after witnesses turned hostile[9][10] | |
Sukhbir Singh Badal | Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab | Cheating, Disproportionate Assets, Intimidating journalists[11] | Acquitted after witnesses turned hostile,[9][10] Other cases still pending | |
Ashok Chavan | Chief Minister of Maharashtra | Adarsh Housing Society Scam | Accused by CBI, trial pending[12] | |
Suresh Jain | Minister for food and civil supplies, Maharashtra | Corruption in Jalgaon District Co-operative Bank | Implicated by the Sawant Commission[13] | |
Balram Jakhar | Union Minister and Speaker | Hawala scandal | Acquitted of all charges[14][15] | |
C K Jaffer Sheriff | A senior leader of the Indian National Congress party from Karnataka. He was the Railway Minister in the Government of India from 1991-95. | Charged for causing loss to the public exchequer regarding his 1995 foreign trip. | Chargesheet filed by CBI. Charges framed by special CBI on 3 July 2012. Trial to begin on 21 August 2012.[16] | |
Pratap Singh Kairon | Chief Minister of Punjab | Corruption | Commission of inquiry Indicted him. Resigned. Finally assassinated | |
Suresh Kalmadi | Member of Parliament | CWG scam | Indicted and arrested, released on bail[17] | |
M. K. Kanimozhi | Member of Parliament | 2G spectrum scam | Indicted and arrested, released on bail[18] | |
Jagir Kaur | Minister, Punjab Government | Conspiracy to murder her own daughter | Trial continuing[19] | |
Madhu Koda | Chief Minister of Jharkhand | Rs 4000 crore (USD 8.8 bn) graft money case | In jail since 2009, investigation continues[20] | |
R.Balakrishna Pillai | Minister, Kerala Government | Idamalayar Dam Graft case | Convicted, serving sentence[21] | |
A. Raja | Union Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information Technology | 2G spectrum scam | Indicted and arrested, Awaiting trial[22] | |
Sukh Ram | Telecom Minister | 1993 Telecom scam | Sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by sessions court in July 2002 which was upheld by Delhi High Court on December 21, 2011. Supreme Court granted him an interim bail till August 7, 2012.[23]
In another related case sessions court on November 20, 2011 awarded him five years of rigorous imprisonment.[24][25] |
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P. V. Narasimha Rao (deceased) | Prime Minister | Alleged offering of bribes, alleged framing of V.P. Singh, and cheating Lakhubhai Pathak | Higher court overturned conviction in the first case and the trial court acquitted him in the other two cases[26][27][28][29] | |
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | Member of Parliament | Disproportionate Assets | Chargesheeted by CBI, Awaiting prosecution[30] | |
Pinarayi Vijayan | Kerala State Secretary of CPIM | SNC-Lavalin case. | Awaiting prosecution[31] | |
Lalu Prasad Yadav | Chief Minister of Bihar, Minister of Railways | Fodder scam, others | Acquitted in 2006 in Disproportionate Assets case.[32][33]
As of May 2012, Fodder scam cases still going on.[34] [35][36] |
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B. S. Yeddyurappa | Former Chief Minister of Karnataka | Illegal mining scam | Surrendered to Lokayukta court, was in judicial custody for 22 days, released on bail[37][38] | |
G. Janardhana Reddy | Member of Legislative Council, Government of Karnataka | Illegal mining scam | In judicial custody in Hyderabad[39] | |
Virbhadra Singh | Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises | Misuse of official position (chief minister) and criminal conduct[40] | Chargesheet filed in court of special Judge BL Soni[40] | |
Tota Singh [41] | Education Minister (Govt of Punjab), Agriculture Minister (Govt. of Punjab)[41] | Disproportionate Assets: Misusing official position and possessing property worth 10 crore which was stated to be disproportionate to his known sources of income [42] | Convicted by trial court, gets 1 year jai |
Friday, July 27, 2012
Known Corrupted Politicians of few
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