Nitish Kumar has lowest assets among Rajya Sabha nominees, RJD's AD Singh tops list

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has declared total assets of Rs 1.66 crore in his Rajya Sabha nomination affidavit, the lowest among candidates in the race. In contrast, RJD nominee Amarendra Dhari Singh has emerged as the richest candidate, declaring assets worth around Rs 243 crore in his election affidavit.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has emerged as the candidate with the lowest declared assets among those who have filed nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, according to affidavits submitted by the candidates.

As per the details disclosed, Nitish Kumar’s total movable and immovable assets stand at Rs 1.66 crore. His annual income for the financial year 2024–25 has been declared at Rs 7.87 lakh.

The affidavit states that the chief minister has only Rs 20,552 in cash. His movable assets are valued at around Rs 17.91 lakh. In terms of jewellery, he owns just a 20-gram gold ring and a pearl-studded silver ring, with a combined value of about Rs 2.37 lakh.

Nitish Kumar also owns a Ford EcoSport car that he purchased in 2015 for Rs 11.32 lakh. His only immovable property is a flat in the Parliament Cooperative Housing Society in Dwarka, Delhi. The approximately 1,000-square-foot flat was bought in 2004 for Rs 13.78 lakh and is currently estimated to be worth around Rs 1.48 crore.

In contrast, the candidate with the highest declared assets is RJD nominee Amarendra Dhari Singh, also known as AD Singh. According to his affidavit, Singh has declared total assets worth about Rs 243 crore. This includes movable assets worth Rs 206.98 crore and immovable assets valued at Rs 36.03 crore.

Singh has Rs 4.5 lakh in cash, along with 43.20 grams of gold and 5 kg of silver. His vehicle assets include Toyota and Hyundai Venue cars.