While cororepati (millionaires) Lok Sabha candidates are hitting headlines for their whooping amount of assets, some interesting data from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), showed that the poorest candidate for the third phase has assets of just Rs 100, are also making the news. According to the ADR report, the poorest candidate in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections is Kolhapur constituency candidate Irfan Abutalib Chand. Chand, an Independent candidate, claimed that he has assets worth just Rs 100. The third phase polling will take place on May 7,
Who is Irfan Abutalib Chand?
Irfan Abutalib Chand's full name is Abutalib Abutalib Chand. The 41-year-old politician is a son of Abutalib Usman Chand and is a resident of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. By profession, he is a labourer.
Here are the top three poorest candidates in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections
Name Constituency Assets
- 1 Irfan Abutalib Chand (Independent) Kolhapur Rs 100
- 2 Rekhaben Harsingbhai Chaudhari (BSP) Bardoli (ST) Rs 2,000
- 3 Manohar Pradip Satpute (Independent) Hatkanangale Rs 2,000
Meanwhile, the data published by ADR showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from South Goa candidate, Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo, is the richest of all the contenders in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with assets valued approximately Rs 1,361 crore.
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