Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 richest and poorest candidates; one declared zero assets
Top 10 Richest and Poorest Candidates in Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Among the crorepati candidates in the Bihar Assembly Elections, Sunil Kumar Choudhary of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) stands out for declaring zero assets.
Kumar emerges as a symbol of the “middle path”, believing in politics based on logic and balance, not confrontation. (PTI Photo) Top 10 Richest and Poorest Candidates in Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Bihar concluded the second and final phase of the 2025 Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11.
History was made, with the overall voter turnout across both phases reaching 66.91 per cent—the highest in the state since 1951, according to the Election Commission.
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)
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