Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Meet the Millionaire Candidates Battling for Power!
Discover the millionaire candidates contesting in Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. Find out who holds the highest assets and how wealth influences this high-stakes battle!
The Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 have commenced, with voters deciding the fate of 70 assembly seats in a closely contested race. The election features a three-way battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Indian National Congress (INC). The ruling AAP seeks a third consecutive term, while the BJP aims to reclaim power after 25 years. Meanwhile, Congress is striving to regain its political relevance after a decade of electoral setbacks.
According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), financial power has played an even bigger role in this election compared to the previous one in 2020. The number of millionaire candidates has increased significantly, with several ultra-wealthy contenders fielded by BJP, AAP, and Congress.
Increase in Ultra-Rich Candidates
The ADR report highlights that the number of candidates with assets exceeding Rs 50 crore has jumped from 13 in 2020 to 23 in 2025. The BJP leads in terms of the wealthiest candidates, boasting the highest average assets of Rs 22.90 crore per candidate. Congress follows with Rs 14.41 crore, while AAP has the lowest average declared assets of Rs 11.70 crore.
Furthermore, five candidates have declared assets exceeding Rs 100 crore, making them the richest contestants in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. Below is a list of the top millionaire candidates along with their total disclosed assets.
Top 5 Richest Candidates in Delhi Assembly Elections 2025
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Karnail Singh (BJP) – Shakur Basti
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Total Assets: ₹259 Crore+
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Contesting against AAP leader Satyendar Jain
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Manjinder Singh Sirsa (BJP) – Rajouri Garden
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Total Assets: ₹248 Crore+
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Competing against AAP’s millionaire candidate Dhanwati Chandela
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Gurcharan Singh (Raju) (Congress) – Krishna Nagar
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Total Assets: ₹130 Crore+
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Facing sitting MLA S.K. Bagga (Advocate) from AAP
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Parvesh Sahib Singh (BJP) – New Delhi
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Total Assets: ₹115 Crore+
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Contesting against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit
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A Dhanwati Chandela (AAP) – Rajouri Garden
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Total Assets: ₹109 Crore+
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The only millionaire candidate from AAP
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Candidates with Zero or Lowest Assets
While the election has witnessed a surge in millionaire candidates, some contestants have declared minimal or no assets. Among them, Shabana from the Rashtriya Republican Party (contesting from Seelampur), independent candidate Yogesh Kumar (Matiala), and Mohinder Singh from Rashtriya Rashtrawadi Party have all reported zero assets.
Additionally, three candidates have the lowest declared assets:
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Ashok Kumar (Independent – South Ambedkar Nagar): ₹6,586
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Anita (Independent – New Delhi): ₹9,500
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Khilkhilakar (Bahujan Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samta Party – Mangol Puri): ₹10,000 (movable assets only)
As financial resources play an increasingly significant role in electoral politics, the presence of wealthy candidates in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 has become a major talking point. With the AAP, BJP, and Congress all fielding high-net-worth individuals, the influence of money in politics continues to grow. Voters will now decide whether wealth plays a crucial role in governance or if other factors like performance and policies hold more weight in the electoral outcome.
