Several millionaires with movable and immovable properties worth crores are in the fray in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Candidates, including BJP State president G. Kishan Reddy, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, Nizamabad sitting MP Arvind Dharmapuri, Eatala Rajender and others declared their assets and liabilities in the election affidavits submitted along with their nomination forms.
Arvind Dharmapuri ranked first among politicians in terms of assets worth ₹97.6 crore, including movable assets of ₹47.71 crore and immovable assets worth ₹49.81 crore. In the affidavit, Mr. Arvind declared several cases registered against him — most of which pertained to sections dealing with election offences, using abusive language and violation of model code of conduct.