Delhi Elections 2025, Jan. 27 -- Karnail Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from the Shakur Basti seat, is the richest candidate with total assets worth over Rs.259 crore, according to a report released by election watchdog, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the saffron party's candidate from Rajouri Garden with assets worth Rs.248 Crore, is the second richest. Parvesh Sahib Singh, who has been fielded from the New Delhi seat by the BJP, is also featured in the list of billionaire candidates in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

Of the 699 candidates analysed, 5 (1 per cent) are billionaires. The total assets of all the 699 candidates stand at Rs.3,952 crores, the ADR report said.

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