390 Crorepati Candidates in 2nd Phase LS Polls, Richest has Rs 622 Cr Assets, Poorest Only Rs 500

New Delhi: A total of 390 crorepati candidates are contesting in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, as per an analysis of affidavits of the candidates by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The richest candidate is Congress’s Mandya candidate Venkataramane Gowda who has declared assets worth Rs 622 crore.

The poorest candidate is Laxman Nagorao Patil, who is contesting as an independent from Nanded in Maharashtra. He has declared total assets worth Rs 500.

Venkataramane Gowda, who is contesting against former Karnataka Chief Minister and NDA candidate HD Kumaraswamy, has declared movable assets worth Rs 212 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 410 crore. His wife, Kusuma, has movable assets totalling Rs 182.33 crore, with Rs 176.44 crore invested in Star Infratech, a company managed by Gowda.

Congress MP DK Suresh, who is fighting in Bengaluru Rural seat, is the second-richest candidate with assets worth Rs 593 crore. Suresh is the younger brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

As per ADR, the third-richest candidate is actor-turned-politician Hema Malini of the BJP, who is seeking a hat-trick from the Mathura Lok Sabha seat with assets worth Rs 278 crore.

On the other hand, the poorest candidate Laxman Nagorao Patil, has declared movable assets worth Rs 500 and has no immovable assets.

The second-poorest candidate, Rajeswari KR, is in the fray from Kerala’s Kasargod and has declared assets worth Rs 1,000.

Advocate Pruthvisamrat Dipwansh is the third-poorest candidate and has declared assets worth Rs 1,400.