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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A look at 450 Millionaires and Top 10 Richest Candidates in the First Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

90 per cent of BJP candidates (69 out of 77) are crorepatis, while for Congress the figure is 88 per cent (49 out of 56 candidates)

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: An analysis by non-profit organization Association for Democratic Reforms shows that at least 450 candidates (28 per cent of the total candidates) contesting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections are crorepatis.

90 per cent of BJP candidates (69 out of 77) are crorepatis, while for Congress the figure is 88 per cent (49 out of 56 candidates). 35 out of 36 (97 per cent) AIADMK candidates and 21 out of 22 (96 per cent) DMK candidates are crorepatis.

Here is the List of Top 10 Richest Candidates in the First Phase of Lok Sabha elections:

No.Name of the CandidateLocation of SeatName of the Party Net Worth
10.Karti P ChidambaramSivaganga of Tamil NaduCongress96 Crore
9.Jyoti MirdhaNagpur of RajasthanBJP102 Crore
8.Vincent H PalaShillong of MeghalayaCongress125 Crore
7. Jayprakash VKrishnagiri of Tamil NaduAIADMK135 Crore
6. Ac ShanmugamVellore of Tamil NaduBJP152 Crore
5. Majid AliSaharnpur of UttarpradeshBSP159 Crore
4. Mala Rajya Lakshmi ShahTehri Garhwal UttarakhandBJP206 Crore
3. Dhevanathan Yadav TSivaganga of Tamil NaduBJP304 Crore
2. Ashok KumarErode of Tamiln NaduAIADMK662 Crore
10 Nakul NathChhindwara of Madhya PradeshCongress716 Crore

The States and Union Territories (UT) where Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be Held in the First Phase are:

Sates and UTSeats (1st Phase)
Arunachal Pradesh01
Assam05
Bihar04
Chhatisgarh01
Madhya Pradesh06
Maharashtra05
Manipur02
Meghalaya02
Mizoram01
Nagaland01
Rajasthan12
Sikkim01
Tamil Nadu39
Tripura01
Uttar Pradesh08
Uttarakhand05
West Bengal03
Andaman and Nicobar Islands01
Jammu and Kashmir01
Lakshadweep 01
Puducherry 01

Also Read: UPSC Result Released, 1016 Candidates Selected; 3 Candidates in Top 5 Ranks are Already IPS Officers

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