Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 richest and poorest candidates; one declared zero assets

While the polling figures set a new benchmark, the latest analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) highlights a striking disparity in the wealth of contesting candidates.

Out of 2,600 candidates analysed, 42 per cent—or 1,081 candidates—have declared assets exceeding Rs 1 crore.

This marks an increase from the 2020 Assembly elections, when 33 per cent of the 3,722 candidates fell into the same category.

Share of Wealth among the Contesting Candidates in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Most contestants in the Bihar polls possess assets above Rs 50 lakh, with 29 per cent being crorepatis holding assets over Rs 2 crore. Only 20 per cent have declared assets below Rs 10 lakh. (Source: ADR)

The average asset value among candidates in 2025 stands at Rs 3.35 crore, a steep rise from Rs 1.72 crore per candidate in 2020.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 candidates with the highest total assets

Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh from the Vikassheel Insaan Party is the richest candidate in the fray, with declared assets exceeding Rs 368 crore.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 candidates with the lowest total assets (excluding zero-asset cases)

At the other end of the spectrum, Sunil Kumar Choudhary of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared zero assets.

Excluding him, Mojahid Alam is the candidate with the lowest declared assets, worth only Rs 1,000.

Note:

An asset value indicates that the candidate has not provided the total in their affidavits; it has been calculated based on the details provided by them in the same.