New Delhi:
Manoj Tiwari (53), singer and politician from Bhojpuri, is the richest among the prominent candidates of the BJP, AAP and Congress in the fray for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, with a total wealth worth Rs 28.05 crore.
Second in line is Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (71), the BJP's candidate in South Delhi, with total assets of Rs 21.08 crore. According to his 2022-2023 income tax return, Bidhuri had an income of Rs 14.93 lakh.
The third richest among the candidates is Mahabal Mishra (69), the AAP candidate from West Delhi. He has declared Rs 19.93 crore. Mishra's highest qualification is the pre-university certificate from LS College Muzaffarpur, Bihar, obtained in 1971.
Oxford-returned lawyer Bansuri Swaraj (40), daughter of former External Affairs Minister late Sushma Swaraj, with total assets worth Rs 19 crore, is fourth in line, followed by former AAP leader Raaj Kumar Anand who has jumped ship to the BSP and owns assets worth Rs 17.87 crore.
Ms Swaraj, the BJP's debutant from New Delhi seat, owns two vehicles, including the high-end Mercedes Benz bought in 2023, according to her self-affidavit.
She owns one-sixth of the joint properties in Palwal, Haryana worth Rs 99.34 lakh and three flats in posh areas of Delhi – two at Jantar Mantar and one on Hailey Road.
In her election declaration, Ms Swaraj revealed her income of Rs 68.28 lakh in her income tax return filed for the year 2022-2023.
A lawyer by profession, she obtained her Barrister-at-Law from Inns of Inner Temple, London, in 2007, and completed a Master of Studies from St Catherines's College, University of Oxford, in 2009.
Mr Tiwari, who is contesting from the Northeast Delhi seat against the BJP for the third time in a row, declared his income to be Rs 46.25 lakh in his income tax returns filed for 2022-2023. He stated that his sources of income are singing and acting, and as a Member of Parliament.
He completed a BA (Honours) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where he also did a Masters in Physical Education in 1994.
Mr Anand is the BSP candidate from the high-profile New Delhi seat. He stated in his statement that he has vehicles worth Rs 51 lakh, including that of his wife.
Congress Kanhaiya Kumar from the North East seat contesting against Tiwari has a total wealth of Rs 10.65 lakh. He has a PhD from JNU which he completed in 2019.
BJP's Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi seat stated in her affidavit that her movable assets were worth Rs 1.30 crore and immovable properties worth Rs 27.60 lakh. She holds a Masters in Commerce from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Praveen Khandelwal (64), the BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate, declared assets worth Rs 6.62 crore. According to his 2022-2023 income tax return, he had an income of Rs 4.56 lakh. He completed his graduation from Ramjas College, Delhi University.
Udit Raj (66), Congress candidate from North West Delhi, completed his MA from Osmania University in 1988 and his LLB from MMH College, CCS University, Meerut, in 1995. He received an honorary doctorate from Bible College and Seminary , Kota, in 2003.
He has declared an income of around Rs 1 crore in his 2022-2023 income tax return. He has movable property worth Rs 5.54 crore.
Rajan Singh (26), the first third gender candidate in the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, also filed his papers from the south Delhi seat. His election affidavit shows Rs 1 lakh cash and total movable assets worth Rs 15.10 lakh, including 200 grams of gold and around Rs 10,000 in a bank account.
Mr. Singh declared no immovable property in his statement.
Kuldeep Kumar (35), the AAP candidate from East Delhi, has declared a movable value of Rs 21.41 lakh and no immovable property. He is a dropout from Shyam Lal College, Delhi University.
JP Agarwal (79) of Congress is a veteran Congress leader who hails from Chandni Chowk. He has total movable assets worth Rs 76.98 lakh and immovable properties worth Rs 1.78 crore. He completed his graduation from Hansraj College of Delhi University in 1964.
Harsh Malhotra, 60, stated in his affidavit that his total assets were Rs 3.75 crore and his source of income is printing business. The BJP candidate from East Delhi is a law graduate from Delhi University.
Sahi Ram, 63 years old, is an MLA from Tughalaqbad constituency. He stated in his affidavit that his main source of income was his salary and allowances as an MLA, interest on savings accounts and rent. According to his affidavit, Ram owns movable assets worth Rs 34.80 lakh and Rs 1.04 crore as immovable properties.
Yogender Chandoliya, the BJP's candidate in Northwest Delhi, graduated with a BA (Political Science and History) from Subharti University in Meerut in 2022, according to his election statement.
The 61-year-old showed an income of Rs 3.83 lakh in his income tax return filed for 2022-2023. His movable property is worth Rs 29.31 lakh and that of his wife is worth Rs 31.92 lakh, the affidavit revealed.
Mr Chandoliya owns one-third of a joint family property in Raigar Pura with a current market value of Rs 2.15 crore. He and his wife also own separate vehicles.
Delhi will go to the polls in the sixth phase on May 25 and the counting will take place on June 4.
The examination of the filed nomination papers will take place on May 7, while the last date for withdrawing names is May 9.
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