Who are top 10 richest and poorest candidates in Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, amid a candidate with zero declared assets
The Bihar assembly election 2025 has witnessed 65 per cent of voter turnout in the second and final phase of voting on November 11, making it the highest in 75 years. Amid voters setting a benchmark, the latest analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) highlights the difference in the wealth of contesting candidates.
According to the analysis, out of 2,600 candidates, around 42 per cent or 1,081 candidates have declared assets of more than Rs 1 crore. This shows an increase from the 2020 assembly elections of 33 per cent of the 3,722 candidates, who fell into the same category.
Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh from the Vikassheel Insaan Party is the richest candidate in the fray, with declared assets exceeding Rs 368 crore.
Bihar Elections 2025: Top 10 Richest Candidates
RankCandidate NameConstituencyPartyTotal Declared Assets
1
Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh
Lauriya
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)
₹3,68,98,57,184 (₹368 Cr+)
2
Nitish Kumar
Gurua
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP)
₹2,50,31,00,000 (₹250 Cr+)
3
Kumar Pranay
Munger
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
₹1,70,81,95,842 (₹170 Cr+)
4
Raj Kishor Gupta
Maharajganj
Independent (IND)
₹1,37,48,00,000 (₹137 Cr+)
5
Anant Kumar Singh
Mokama
Janata Dal (United) – JD(U)
₹1,00,61,73,708 (₹100 Cr+)
6
Dr. Kumar Puspanjay
Barbigha
Janata Dal (United) – JD(U)
₹94,53,02,587 (₹94 Cr+)
7
Arun Kumar
Tarapur
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
₹83,18,82,521 (₹83 Cr+)
8
Sandip Kumar Singh
Maner
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)
₹80,60,52,000 (₹80 Cr+)
9
Manorma Devi
Belaganj
Janata Dal (United) – JD(U)
₹75,23,06,747 (₹75 Cr+)
10
Deepak Yadav
Narkatiaganj
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
₹70,87,55,004 (₹70 Cr+)
Bihar Elections 2025: Top 10 Poorest Candidates
On the contrary, Sunil Kumar Choudhary of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared zero assets. Apart from him, Mojahid Alam is the candidate with the lowest declared assets, worth only Rs 1,000.
(By Total Declared Assets – Excluding Zero Assets)
RankCandidate NameConstituencyPartyTotal Declared Assets
1
Mojahid Alam
Darbhanga
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C)
₹1,000
2
Shatrudhan Varma
Barh
Peoples Party of India (Democratic) – PPI(D)
₹1,000
3
Suresh Rajvanshi
Wazirganj
Moolniwasi Samaj Party (MSP)
₹1,100
4
Pankaj Kumar Ram
Benipatti
Independent (IND)
₹2,000
5
Rajmangal Prasad
Pipra
Independent (IND)
₹2,000
6
Shiv Kumar Yadav
Minapur
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C)
₹2,023
7
Dinesh Paswan
Makhdumpur (SC)
Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (KSS)
₹3,000
8
Dhena Soren
Katoria (ST)
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C)
₹4,030
9
Harisant Kumar
Obra
Independent (IND)
₹5,000
10
Rakesh Ram
Kutumba (SC)
Independent (IND)
₹6,600
Note: An asset value indicates that the candidate has not provided the total in their affidavits; it has been calculated based on the details provided by them in the same.