Two incumbent MPs from Bengaluru Rural and Hassan in Karnataka were among the prominent ones to file their nomination papers on the first day after the Lok Sabha election notification for the April 26 polls was issued, with their affidavits suggesting a big surge in their assets compared to 2019.
Congress’s Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha election candidate D.K. Suresh has declared assets worth ₹593.04 crore, which is a 75% increase from his worth in 2019, according to his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission on Thursday. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Suresh had declared assets worth ₹338 crore.
Meanwhile, Prajwal Revanna, Janata Dal (Secular) candidate in Hassan, has declared assets worth over ₹40.84 crore. This is against around ₹10 crore he had declared in 2019 when he contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time, an escalation of over 300%.
