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From apical near to right: AAP's Dhanwati Chandela; BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa; Congress' Gurcharan Singh Raju; BJP's Parvesh Singh Sahib; BJP's Karnail Singh. (Credit: X/@DHANWATIAAP; X/@mssirsa; Instagram/@gurcharansraju; File Photo; X/@KarnailSinghBJP)
In the high-stakes arena of Delhi Assembly elections, wealth is not conscionable a factor—it is simply a defining force. Compared to the 2020 elections, determination has been a surge successful ultra-rich candidates, with billionaires and crorepatis dominating the governmental battlefield, according to a report. Almost each the ultra-rich candidates person been fielded by the 3 large governmental parties — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.
The Delhi Assembly predetermination study by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) reveals an summation successful the fig of high-net-worth individuals contesting. According to the report, determination has been an expanding fig of candidates with assets exceeding Rs 50 crore. In 2020, lone 13 candidates fell into this category, whereas the fig has risen to 23 this year.
Most of these candidates beryllium to the 3 mainstream governmental parties, portion 2 are Independents. The BJP leads successful this category, fielding the highest fig of ultra-wealthy candidates. BJP candidates besides person the highest mean wealth, astatine Rs 22.90 crore, followed by the Congress astatine Rs. 14.41 crore. AAP candidates study the lowest mean declared assets, astatine Rs 11.70 crore.
The study besides identifies 5 billionaire (over Rs 100 crore) candidates. The BJP has fielded the highest fig of billionaires: Karnail Singh (Rs 259.67 crore), contesting from Shakur Basti, is the richest, followed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa (Rs 248.85 crore) from Rajouri Garden, some correspond the BJP. The party’s New Delhi candidate, Parvesh Sahib Singh (Rs 115.63 crore), is besides among the 5 billionaires. The Congress enactment has 1 billionaire candidate, Gurcharan Singh Raju (Rs 130.90 crore) from Krishna Nagar, portion the AAP’s lone billionaire is Dhanwati Chandela (Rs 109.90 crore), who is contesting from Rajouri Garden.
Of the 10 richest candidates, 5 are from the BJP, 3 are from the AAP, and 2 are from Congress. Only 4 of the 50 richest candidates contesting the Delhi elections are not portion of the 3 large parties, though 3 person links to them.
Tahir Hussain of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AlMIM, who is contesting from Mustafabad, was earlier an AAP councillor but was removed from the enactment aft helium was accused successful the 2020 Delhi riots case. Dr Munish Kumar Raizada, an Indian-American contesting from the New Delhi seat, was erstwhile a portion of AAP but was suspended for misleading volunteers by projecting himself arsenic the main of the party’s planetary cell.
Raj Kumari Dhillon, contesting arsenic an Independent campaigner from Hari Nagar who is an incumbent AAP MLA, is rebelling against the enactment for being denied a ticket. Burari campaigner Shailendra Kumar is portion of the JD(U), which is successful confederation with the BJP. Vikas Tyagi, who is contesting from Shahdara, was affiliated with the BJP but is contesting independently aft being denied a ticket.
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However, determination is besides a important fiscal disagreement among the candidates fielded by the 3 large governmental parties. Akshay Kumar, a Congress campaigner from Kondli, is the poorest among the candidates fielded by immoderate large governmental parties, with assets worthy Rs 5 lakh. Other candidates with comparatively debased assets see AAP’s Sarita Singh (Rohtas Nagar), with assets worthy Rs 20 lakh. The BJP’s poorest campaigner is Ravi Kant (Trilokpuri), with assets worthy Rs 20 lakh.
Party-wise mean assets of candidates
Billionaire candidates
10 richest candidates
50 richest candidates
– All information from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.
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