1. Gaurav Gogoi, a senior Congress leader from Assam, declared assets worth Rs 2.63 crore.
2. His assets include inherited properties in Guwahati and New Delhi.
3. Gogoi holds a one-third share in inherited property on two plots of land valued at Rs 90,00,000.
Guwahati, March 27: Senior Congress leader from Assam, Gaurav Gogoi, has disclosed assets worth Rs 2.63 crore in the affidavit submitted alongside his nomination papers for the Jorhat parliamentary constituency.
Financial Portfolio:
- Movable assets: Rs 38,30,796
- Immovable assets: Rs 2,25,00,000
- Inherited properties in Guwahati and New Delhi, including a one-third share in inherited property on two plots of land valued at approximately Rs 90,00,000.
- Inherited 1818 sq ft flat in New Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, worth Rs 1,35,00,000.
Involvement in Legal Case:
- Gogoi disclosed his involvement in a legal case during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Guwahati in January.
- The case, filed at the Basistha police station under Kamrup Metropolitan district, includes charges under various sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
- He clarified that no summons had been received from any court nor any charges framed against him, affirming that he had not been convicted of any criminal offense.
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Assets of Gogoi’s Wife:
- Gogoi’s wife, Elizabeth Clare Gogoi, declared movable assets worth Rs 2,03,04,832, including jewellery valued at Rs 27,61,687.
- The couple also disclosed cash in hand, with Gogoi and his wife holding Rs 45,600 and Rs 25,200, respectively.
- Their two minor children possess assets worth Rs 22,03,538 and Rs 2,21,952 in their names.
- Both Gogoi and his wife own cars, purchased in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Background:
- Gogoi previously represented the Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency for two terms.
- He shifted to Jorhat after delimitation, a constituency which his father had represented for three terms in Parliament.
