Raipur: Out of the 253 Candidates in Second Phase ‘Crorepatis’, TS Singh Deo Richest With Rs 447 Crore, Says Poll Watchdog Report.
While there are 958 candidates in the fray for the November 17 polls, Chhattisgarh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), in their report, said they had arrived at the figure of 253 after analysing details of only 953 candidates.
The analysis of five candidates could not be completed as their affidavits are either badly scanned or complete affidavits are not uploaded on the Election Commission of India website, they said. As per the report released on Friday, the average is Rs. 2 crores.
It said 60 (86%) out of 70 candidates analysed from Indian National Congress, 57 (81%) out of 70 candidates analysed from Bharatiya Janata Party, 26 (42%) out of 62 candidates analysed from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and 19 (43%) out of 44 candidates analysed from Aam Aadmi Party have declared assets of more than Rs 1 crore.