Ludhiana, May 31 -- Ahead of the upcoming Ludhiana West by-election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate and Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora has declaredRs.301 crore in net assets in his affidavit to the Election Commission. With the inclusion of his wife Sandhya Arora's assets, the couple's total net worth surpasses Rs.301 crore, making Arora the wealthiest political figure in Punjab's history to date. According to the affidavit submitted by Arora, his movable assets alone are valued at Rs.268 crore. These assets include Rs.78,845 in cash, Rs.2.71 crore in bank and financial deposits, and Rs.254 crore invested in bonds, shares, mutual funds and other financial instruments. Additionally, Arora owns a Toyota Fortuner SUV, which is valued at Rs.38.06 lakh. His immovable assets are worth Rs.10.36 crore, while his declared liabilities stand at Rs.19.43 crore. With this declaration, Arora has overtaken Kulwant Singh, a prominent AAP leader and Mohali MLA, who previously held the title of the richest politician in the state. Singh had declared assets worth Rs.238 crore in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections, which included Rs.203.88 crore in movable assets and nearly Rs.34 crore in immovable property, largely in Mohali and Ludhiana. According to Arora's affidavit filed during the Rajya Sabha elections, he owned assets worth over Rs.460 crore and his liabilities were over Rs.37 crore. Other affluent political figures in Punjab include Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal, both of whom declared assets worth Rs.202.64 crore during the 2022 assembly elections. Their wealth is primarily derived from extensive agricultural landholdings and various business interests. Prominent among other high-net-worth individuals in Punjab's political scene are former Congress cabinet minister Rana Gurjeet Singh and his son Rana Inder Pratap Singh. While Gurjeet Singh's wealth, which stood at Rs.125.66 crore in the 2022 elections, has been closely linked to his business dealings, he remains one of the richest figures in the state'spolitical arena....