Rajya Sabha Election 2024: Elections are being held for 56 seats in Rajya Sabha from 15 states. Out of these, candidates have been selected unopposed for 41 seats in 12 states and these candidates have become Rajya Sabha MPs for the next six years. At the same time, MPs for 15 seats will be selected through voting on 27th February. The leaders who reached Rajya Sabha include big personalities like Jaya Bachchan and Sonia Gandhi and ordinary leaders like Balayogi Umesh. Here we are telling that after the selection of MPs on all 56 seats on 27th February, which Rajya Sabha MP will be the richest and which MP will be the poorest.
Dr. Bandi Partha Saradhi of BRS is the richest Rajya Sabha MP of the country. According to ADR report, his total assets are Rs 5,300 crore. Even after the elections are over on February 27, he will remain the richest MP in the country. At the same time, Maharaja Sanajaoba Lishemba of Bharatiya Janata Party is the poorest Rajya Sabha MP in the country. His total assets are worth Rs 1.98 lakh. Sant Balbir Singh of Aam Aadmi Party is also among the poorest Rajya Sabha MPs of the country. The value of his total assets is only Rs 3.79 lakh.
Status of existing candidates
In the elections held in February, a total of 59 candidates staked claim to become Rajya Sabha MPs. Of these, 41 MPs have been elected unopposed. The fate of 18 will be decided on 27th February. Abhishek Manu Singhvi is the richest among these candidates. His total wealth is Rs 1,872 crore. Whereas, Jaya Bachchan is at second place in this list with total wealth of Rs 1,578 crore. Kupendra Reddy, who is contesting Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka on Janata Dal Secular ticket, has assets worth Rs 1,578 crore.
Jaya Bachchan is the third richest MP
Prisoner Partha Saradhi is the richest MP with net worth of Rs 5,300 crore. After him, YSRCP’s Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy is in second place with assets worth Rs 2,577 crore. Jaya Bachchan is at third place in this list, her total wealth is Rs 1,578 crore. However, after the victory of Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh, Jaya Bachchan will slip to fourth place.
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