Modi vs Dinsha

Family: Patel mentions wife Kundanben. The column for spouse in Modi’s nomination papers is blank, though it has often been reported that he has an estranged wife, Jashodaben, who works as a teacher in a remote village. The Chief Minister has also left the column for successor or inheritor of property as blank.

Assets: In his affidavit given at the time of filing his nomination, Modi claimed to have total moveable and non-moveable assets amounting to a little above Rs 57 lakh. Patel is more than two times richer, at Rs 1.92 crore.

Property: The total value of landed property, including a house on agricultural land, owned by Patel in Nadiad, is Rs 24.5 lakh. The value of a housing-cum-commercial plot owned by Modi (Plot No. 411, Sector 1, Gandhinagar) has been mentioned to be Rs 30 lakh. According to the affidavit, Modi purchased the plot for Rs 1.30 lakh and, some time ago, spent Rs 30,363 on building a boundary wall around it.

Bank deposits: Patel and his wife together have a fixed bank deposit of Rs 54 lakh (Rs 53 lakh in the name of Patel). Modi claims to have Rs 8 lakh as bank deposit. Against a balance of Rs 21.48 lakh in the bank account of Patel, Modi has a balance of Rs 55,651 in his savings account in the State Bank of India’s Sachivalaya branch in Gandhinagar.

Investments: The Congress candidate, along with his wife, has invested around Rs 89.47 lakh in life insurance, postal saving schemes and bonds of banks and private companies. Against this, Modi has an investment of Rs 3.39 lakh by way of national saving certificates.

Jewellery: Here Modi outshines Patel. The Chief Minister owns three gold rings, together weighing 45 gm and valued at Rs 50,000 approximately. Patel owns no ornament. However, Patel’s wife possesses ornaments worth Rs 2.75 lakh.

Vehicles: Neither of Gujarat’s two main contenders for the post of chief ministership owns a vehicle. But Patel concedes in the affidavit that his wife has a Maruti Esteem.

Criminal record: No case registered against either.