This story is from January 25, 2017

All candidates for Gautam Budh Nagar seats are crorepatis, Rajnath's son 'poorest'

Their ideologies might differ but all major political parties seem to share their love for wealthy candidates. Most of the candidates declared by the two major parties and the SP-Congress alliance in the fray for the three constituencies in Gautam Budh Nagar are crorepatis.
All candidates for Gautam Budh Nagar seats are crorepatis, Rajnath's son 'poorest'
UP assembly. TOI Photo
NOIDA: Their ideologies might differ but all major political parties seem to share their love for wealthy candidates. Most of the candidates declared by the two major parties and the SP-Congress alliance in the fray for the three constituencies in Gautam Budh Nagar are crorepatis.
While SP’s Sunil Chaudhary, owner of a building complex in Sector 18, is the richest candidate with assets worth over 14 crore, BJP’s Thakur Dhirendra Singh, a farmer leader who is standing for Jewar constituency, is the second on account of wealth, holding assets worth over eight crore.

Most of the candidates who have been given tickets by the three competitors have described themselves as “farmers” or “businessmen” or “self-employed”.
BSP’s farmer leader Vedram Bhati, who will fight for the Jewar constituency, is the third most wealthy candidate with assets worth over seven crore. His wife too owns assets including moveable assets and inheritance amounting to 77 lakh, 98 thousand and six hundred rupees.
Interestingly, many candidates have very rich wives too. Farmer leader Sameer Bhati from the Congress, who is standing for the SP-Congress alliance, has declared assets worth Rs three crore and fifty lakh. His wife, whom he has described as a homemaker, owns assets worth Rs. 14 lakh and 25 thousands.
The only candidate who is serving as a Principal of Saint Vinoba Bhave Inter College at Vaidpura in Greater Noida is a crorepati too. Tejpal Bhati, who will fight for the BJP from the Dadri constituency, has declared assets worth over two crore. His wife, who is a homemaker, owns assets worth over nine lakh, he has declared in the affidavit to the returning officer for Dadri seat.

The analysis of the election affidavit details filed by candidates of the major political parties in the fray suggests that Union Minister Rajnath Singh’s son
Pankaj Singh is the “poorest” of them all with assets worth only around 50 lakh.
In the column for occupation, Pankaj has not described any kind of service or business but said that he is a “PGDM (post graduate diploma in management). He has said that he does not hold any inheritance or immoveable property, not even a house. He has declared that his moveable assets amount to over 47 lakh. However, Pankaj’s wife, Sushma Singh, an international level coach and shooter, holds immoveable assets worth over Rs. two crore and fifty-three lakh.
Interestingly, Pankaj’s children together own assets worth over three lakh.
While 10-year old Diya Singh has moveable assets worth Rs. 3, 36, 269 in the form of saving bank account and life insurance, five-year-old Aryavir Singh too has Rs. 10, 876 in his bank account.
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