46 crorepati candidates in fray for phase-I of Chhattisgarh polls; AAP nominee leads with over ₹40 crore assets
The Hindu
Out of the 223 candidates fighting the November 7 first phase polls, 46 are crorepatis, the report said.
The first phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections will see 46 'crorepati' candidates in the fray, with the Aam Aadmi Party's Khadgraj Singh leading the tally with assets worth more than ₹40 crore.
As per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Chhattisgarh Election Watch, the average assets per candidate contesting the first phase of the assembly elections are ₹1.34 crore.
Out of the 223 candidates fighting the November 7 first phase polls, 46 are crorepatis, the report said.
Among major parties, the average assets per candidate for 20 BJP candidates analysed is ₹5.33 crore, followed by 20 Congress candidates with average assets worth ₹5.27 crore, 10 AAP candidates with ₹4.45 crore and 15 Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) candidates with ₹30.54 lakh, it said.
Twenty out of the total 90 assembly constituencies will go to polls in the first phase on November 7 and the remaining 70 constituencies will vote on November 17.
As per the report, the top three candidates with the highest declared assets are the AAP's Khadgraj Singh, a scion of the erstwhile royal family, with assets worth more than ₹40 crore contesting from Kawardha seat, followed by the BJP's Bhawna Bohra (₹33 crore plus) from Pandariya seat and Congress' Jateen Jaiswal (₹16 crore plus) from Jagdalpur.
Three candidates with the lowest assets are Hem Kumar Satnami (₹8,000) contesting as an independent from the Dongargarh (SC) seat, Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party's Narhar Deo Gawde (₹10,000) from Antagarh (ST) and Republican Paksha's (Khorpia) Pratima Wasnik (₹10,000) from Rajnandgaon, the report said.
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