22-03-14
* The total worth of assets of BJP candidate Nitin Gadkari and his family
is Rs 20.23 crore while that of AAP candidate Anjali Damania is Rs
19.31 crore
Staff Reporter
The last day of filing nominations for Lok Sabha
polls saw some prominent candidates joining the fray. All eyes were
specially on former National President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
and Nagpur candidate Nitin Gadkari, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from
Nagpur constituency Anjali Damania, and Shiv Sena candidate from Ramtek
constituency Krupal Tumane.
The assets shown by them in their affidavits were in discussion
throughout the evening in various circles. As per the affidavits filed
by these candidates, Gadkari is the richest candidate in Nagpur district
-- that is, in both the constituencies of Nagpur and Ramtek. The total
worth of movable and immovable assets of himself and his family is Rs
20,23,61,475. This includes his own assets worth Rs 13,34,98,792
including movable and immovable assets in his own name and
ancestral/Hindu United Family (HUF). As against this, Gadkari and his
family has liabilities of Rs 1,90,04,037.
Interestingly, AAP candidate Anjali Damania, who is contesting against
Gadkari, also is a rich woman. The worth of Damania’s assets in her own
name is Rs 4,85,24,580. Her spouse Anish and other family members also
have movable and immovable assets collectively worth Rs 14,46,37,011.
The total worth of assets in Anjali Damania’s name and those in the
names of her family members is Rs 19,31,61,591. As against this, she has
liability of Rs 13,99,670 while her family members do not have any
liability in their name. Among all candidates, Damania’s was the longest
one running into 31 pages.
The third prominent candidate who filed nomination papers from Ramtek
constituency on Saturday was Krupal Tumane. Last year also, he had
contested from Ramtek against Congress heavyweight Mukul Wasnik.
Tumane’s affidavit shows that he owns assets worth Rs 4,00,82,932 and
his spouse and dependants own assets worth Rs 62,38,012. Thus, the total
worth of Tumane and his family members’ assets is Rs 4,63,20,944. As
against this, Tumane has liabilities of Rs 2,16,000.
Gadkari is contesting Lok Sabha elections for the first time.
Previously, he had contested the elections of Legislative Council from
Graduates’ Constituency in 2008 and had got elected. Then, as per the
information available on Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR)
website, the worth of assets in the name of Gadkari and his family
members was Rs 6,78,75,489.
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