5 crorepati candidates of BJP-Congress, know who is in the top ten?
Raipur: Many candidates contesting Chhattisgarh Assembly elections are millionaires. Many candidates have land, property and assets worth more than crores of rupees. BJP candidate Bhavana Bohra is richer than former CM Dr. Raman Singh. 30 candidates are contesting in Kawardha and Pandariya Assembly elections, out of which 5 candidates are crorepatis.
During nomination for the assembly elections, all the candidates submitted their details to the Election Commission. In this, everything from land and property to your income and educational qualification was also shown. The richest candidate is Bhavana Bohra of BJP. Whereas BJP candidate from Rajnandgaon and former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh has assets worth Rs 4.15 crore. There is 2.92 lakh cash in it. There are assets worth Rs 1.21 crore in the name of wife Veena Singh. He has jewelery worth two crores.
Minister and MLA from Kawardha Assembly Mohammad Akbar is again the Congress candidate. If we look at his nomination form, he has 6 bank accounts. The total accumulated capital including shares, insurance, gold-silver, jewellery, petrol pump, enterprises, car is Rs 2 crore 44 lakh. If we talk about real estate, there is family land in his name. There is also land at different places, the current market value of which is around Rs 7 crore 35 lakh.
Congress has fielded former Congress District President Neelkanth Chandravanshi from Pandariya Assembly. They also have enough property. He is also a millionaire candidate. There are seven accounts in his name in different banks. Since he is a contractor, he has 11 vehicles in his name. The total wealth including insurance premium, gold and silver jewelery is Rs 2 crore 87 lakh. There is land worth Rs 15 lakh in his name.
Bhavana Bohra is the BJP candidate in Pandariya Assembly. His total worth is Rs 2 crore 50 lakh including 18 bank accounts, shares in the company, 8 insurance premiums, jewellery, car. There are many plots and lands at various places in Kawardha, Bemetara and Raipur. The estimated value of the total landed property has been shown to be Rs 21 crore 12 lakh.
BJP candidate from Kawardha, Vijay Sharma has assets worth about Rs 1.5 crore. There is more than four lakh rupees in cash, 25 tola gold and one kg silver. Deposits in many bank accounts are also included. Agricultural land is also included in village Indori and commercial buildings in Kawardha. His wife Rashmi has Rs 3.55 lakh in cash, 40 tola gold, one kg silver and Activa. There is also a plot in the wife’s name.
Raja Khadgaraj Singh of Lohara is the candidate from Aam Aadmi Party in Kawardha Assembly. From the detailed information submitted during nomination, it has been revealed that he owns the maximum amount of land. Since there is a king, he has many lands at different places. The market value of the land is around Rs 39 crore. There are assets worth around Rs 40 lakh in four bank accounts including insurance, gold and silver jewellery, cars and vehicles.