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Lok Sabha polls | Candidates of all 3 major parties in Sivaganga are crorepatis, as per affidavits

Sivaganga AIADMK Bharatiya Janata Party Karti Chidambaram Karti P Chidambaram

Affidavits filed before the Returning Officer at Sivaganga Parliamentary constituency reveal that candidates of all three major parties: the Congress, BJP and the AIADMK, are crorepatis.

Congress: Karti P. Chidambaram

Congress candidate Karti P. Chidambaram (52), who is the sitting MP and is contesting once again from Sivaganga, has declared in his affidavit that assets owned by him and spouse Srinidhi put together, are worth ₹96 crore. While he owns 40 grams of gold, his wife owns 1,727.846 grams. Mr. Karti and his wife also have 94.14 acres of land in Coorg. The candidate also has a loan of ₹12.32 crore and his spouse has shown ₹11.16 crore in liabilities.

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