Assam Assembly polls | A total of 264 ‘crorepati’ candidates in fray
The Hindu
The richest candidate in the arena is the United Peoples Party, Liberal’s Kokrajhar West (ST) contestant Manaranjan Brahma, with total assets worth ₹268 crore.
A total of 264 ‘crorepati’ candidates, comprising 27.90% of the final 946 contestants, are engaged in the battle of ballots in Assam for 126 Assembly Constituencies in three phases. The richest candidate in the arena is the United Peoples Party, Liberal’s (UPPL) Kokrajhar West (ST) contestant Manaranjan Brahma, with total assets worth ₹268 crore. He is followed by Independent candidate Rahul Roy from Udharbond with assets worth ₹136 crore and AIUDF’s Jamunamukh nominee Sirajuddin Ajmal with assets worth₹111 crore, according to the affidavits filed by them.
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