1. Nabam Tuki of Arunachal Congress was declared the wealthiest candidate with assets exceeding Rs 62 crore.
2. The Association for Democratic Reforms report illuminates the financial status of political candidates.
3. Insight into financial backgrounds of candidates crucial for upcoming elections.
Itanagar, April 08: Arunachal Congress leader Nabam Tuki emerged as the wealthiest candidate in the state, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), with assets surpassing Rs 62 crore.
The report sheds light on the financial landscape of candidates vying for political office in the upcoming elections.
Among the findings, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stands out with the highest number of crorepati candidates, boasting 69 out of 77 candidates as crorepati, followed closely by the Congress party with 49 crorepati candidates.
Breaking down the statistics by state, Assam leads with 15 crorepati candidates, followed by Sikkim with 6, Arunachal Pradesh with 9, Meghalaya with 7, Manipur with 3, Tripura with 1, Mizoram with 4, and Nagaland with 2 crorepati candidates respectively.
Notable among the affluent candidates is Vincent Pala, a Congress leader contesting from the Shillong constituency in Meghalaya, who ranks among the top 10 candidates with the highest assets.
Delving into the specifics of assets declared by candidates for Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Meghalaya Congress president Vincent H. Pala, contesting from the Shillong (ST) constituency, reports movable assets valued at Rs 2,51,59,331 and immovable assets worth Rs 1,23,30,00,000, totaling assets exceeding Rs 125 crore.
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Similarly, Congress MP candidate Nabam Tuki, contesting from the Arunachal Pradesh (Arunachal West) constituency, discloses movable assets valued at Rs 42,92,45,904 and immovable assets worth Rs 19,17,79,500, with a cumulative worth exceeding Rs 62 crore.
Regarding candidates with self-declared criminal cases, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh each have 5 and 2 candidates respectively, constituting 14 percent of the total.
Tripura and Nagaland have 1 candidate each, making up 11 percent and 100 percent respectively.
Furthermore, out of the 102 constituencies in Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, 42 (41 percent) are identified as “red alert” constituencies, signaling potential electoral volatility.
Notably, Assam’s Sonitpur seat alone accounts for 3 candidates with criminal cases, reflecting the complex intersection of politics and law enforcement in the electoral landscape.
