Eighty-seven percent of the candidates contesting the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections are crorepatis, with JD(U)'s Mahendra Prasad having the highest assets worth Rs 4,078 crore, says a release by election watchdog Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
The other top candidates with the highest assets are actor-turned politician Jaya Bachchan of SP (over Rs 1,001 crore), BM Farooq of JD (S) (over Rs 766 crore), Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress (over 649 crore), CM Ramesh of TDP (over Rs 258 crore), the release said.
Jaya Bachchan, who is contesting from Uttar Pradesh, has a declared liability of over Rs 105.64 crore, while Singhvi has over Rs 98 crore liability, Farooq over Rs 97 crore and Ramesh over Rs 39 crore, it said.
Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, who is contesting from Andhra Pradesh, with a total declared assets of over Rs 230 crore, has liabilities of over Rs 96 crore, the ADR said.