46 'Crorepati' Candidates In Phase 1 Of Chhattisgarh Polls, Richest Is...
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AAP's Khadagraj Singh is among the 46 'crorepati' candidates from the constituencies going to polls in the first phase. 223 candidates are fighting the November 7 polls.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Khadagraj Singh is the richest candidate - with assets more than Rs 40 crore - to contest in phase 1 of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow, as per a report. He is among the 46 'crorepati' candidates from the constituencies going to polls in the first phase. 223 candidates are fighting the November 7 polls.
The average assets per candidate contesting the first phase of the assembly elections are Rs 1.34 crore, as per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Chhattisgarh Election Watch.
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 Rs 40 crore contesting from Kawardha seat, followed by the BJP's Bhawna Bohra (Rs 33 crore plus) from Pandariya seat and Congress' Jateen Jaiswal (Rs 16 crore plus) from Jagdalpur, as per the report.
