ADR (Association of Democratic Reforms) has recently released a report on the list of the richest MLAs in the country. Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, TDP leader and current MLA Nara Chandrababu Naidu is at the fourth place in this list.
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar is the richest MLA while a BJP MLA from West Bengal has declared assets of just Rs 1700.
ADR prepared this report after examining the election affidavits of 4001 MLAs in 28 states and 2 Union Territories of the country. Among the top 10 richest MLAs, four legislators belong to the Congress party, while three are from the BJP.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar (Congress) is on top of this list. According to the 2023 election affidavit, the value of his assets is Rs. 1,413 Cr.
Karnataka MLA KH Puttaswamy Gowda (independent candidate) is in the second position. His property is worth Rs. 1,267 crores. Priyakrishna of Karnataka Congress is in the third position. He has Rs. 1,156 crore worth of wealth.
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is in the fourth list. According to the affidavit submitted by him during the 2019 elections, his assets are valued at Rs 668 crores.