A deep analysis of the affidavits filed by the candidates before the elections, either state or assembly elections, reveals what all assets a candidate possesses.
Here’s which Indian CM is the poorest and richest among all the 30 chief ministers.
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Richest And Poorest CMs Of India
As per the filed affidavits, Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Jagan Reddy is the richest CM with assets of Rs. 370 crores. His assets are more than the assets of all other chief ministers combined.
He is followed by Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Pema Khandu who has assets worth Rs. 132 crores. If we look at the assets of north-eastern CMs, the worth of eight north-eastern CMs i.e., Rs. 178.85, is equal to the worth of other CMs’ combined assets, barring Reddy.
The poorest CM among all the 30 chief ministers is the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee with assets worth 15 lakhs. Just above Mamata Banerjee lies Bihar’s CM, Nitish Kumar who has assets worth Rs. 56 lakhs. Another CM with assets below 1 crore is Pinarayi Vijayan who has assets worth 73 lakhs.
Who All Owns Firearms?
Only eight of the 30 chief ministers of India- Tamang, Eknath Shinde, Yogi Adityanath, Hemant Soren, Pushkar Singh Dhami, N. Biren Singh, Bhagwant Mann, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan own firearms.
The most expensive firearm is owned by the CM of Sikkim, Tamang, who has a bore revolver that costs Rs. 3 lakhs. He is followed by Eknath Shinde, who owns a revolver and pistol that cost Rs. 5 lakhs together. Yogi Adityanath also owns two weapons- a revolver and a rifle.
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A rifle is also owned by the CM of Jharkhand, Soren, and the CM of Uttarakhand, Dhami. Besides them, the other three, Manipur’s Biren, Punjab’s Mann, and Madhya Pradesh’s Chouhan own a pistol worth 1.75 lakhs, a gun worth Rs. 20,000, and a revolver costing 5,500, respectively.
What Is An Affidavit?
An affidavit is filed by the candidates standing for Lok Sabha or Assembly elections and declares essential information about him/her like properties, or cases. These affidavits are a public disclosure of a candidate’s assets that helps the voters make an informed choice.
An affidavit contains details of total assets, immovable assets, movable assets, investments, bank balance, liabilities (divided into categories), criminal cases pending against him/her, land ownership, agricultural land, non-agricultural land, residential buildings, commercial buildings, and educational qualification.
These details filed in the affidavit help us in figuring out which candidate owns what and thus, allow us to make an informed decision about our leaders.
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