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ADR and National Election Watch reveal the top 10 Rajya Sabha MPs with the lowest declared assets, ranging from ₹3 lakh to ₹32 lakh. Check the full list and details.
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1 / 11A recent analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) has revealed the financial details of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs. The report covers 229 out of 233 MPs. One seat from Jharkhand is vacant, and three MPs were not analysed due to unavailable affidavits. Here is a list of the 10 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs with the lowest declared assets, based on the data. (Image: AP)
2 / 111. Sant Balbir Singh (Punjab): Sant Balbir Singh of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has the lowest declared assets among sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, with total assets of about ₹3.79 lakh. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
3 / 112. Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba (Manipur): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Manipur has total assets worth around ₹5.48 lakh, including immovable assets of ₹3.5 lakh.
4 / 113. Prakash Chik Baraik (West Bengal): The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP has declared total assets of approximately ₹9.25 lakh, with movable assets forming the majority. (Image: Prakash Chik Baraik/X)
5 / 114. A A Rahim (Kerala): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) MP from Kerala has total assets of about ₹11.62 lakh, with a mix of movable and immovable assets. (Image: A A Rahim/X)
6 / 115. Sumitra Balmik (Madhya Pradesh): Sumitra Balmik of the BJP has total declared assets of around ₹17 lakh, including immovable assets worth ₹15 lakh. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
7 / 116. Swati Maliwal (Delhi): AAP MP Swati Maliwal has total assets of about ₹19.22 lakh, all of which are movable. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
8 / 117. V Sivadasan (Kerala): The CPI(M) MP has declared assets worth approximately ₹20.8 lakh, including immovable property. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
9 / 118. Dola Sen (West Bengal): AITC MP Dola Sen has total assets of around ₹30.13 lakh, with a significant portion in movable assets. (India Trinamool Congress)
10 / 119. Sanjay Singh (Delhi): The AAP MP has total declared assets of about ₹31.22 lakh, primarily movable in nature. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
11 / 1110. Pilli Subhashchandra Bose (Andhra Pradesh): Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Pilli Subhashchandra Bose has total assets of roughly ₹32.82 lakh, including immovable assets worth ₹20 lakh. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)