Delhi Elections, Jan. 27 -- Karnail Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from 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 New Delhi seat by the BJP also features in the list 5 Billionaire candidates in the upcoming assembly elections.

Out 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.

The ADR analysed the self...