BELLARY - Two out of eight candidates contesting in forthcoming Bellary-Rural bye-poll have criminal cases pending against them; B Sriramulu, an independent candidate and former minister, has 8 criminal cases pending against him while B Anjinappa, another independent candidate has 3 criminal cases pending against him, reveals Association for Democratic Reforms.
Also, B Sriramulu, close aid of Janaradhan Reddy presently lodged in Jail in connection with illegal mining cases, is the richest candidate with the assets of Rs. 40 crore followed by P Gadilingappa from BJP who has the assets worth Rs. 28 crore.
Below are the details of the 8 candidates contesting the elections:
Name of Candidate |
Party |
No of criminal cases |
Movable Assets (Rs) |
Immovable Assets (Rs) |
Total Assets (Rs) |
Liabilities |
P Gadilingappa |
BJP |
0 |
289265845 |
646200 |
289912045 |
998371 |
B Ramaprasad |
INC |
0 |
320000 |
4000000 |
4320000 |
80000 |
B Anjinappa |
Independent |
3 |
21005 |
187000 |
208005 |
0 |
B Sriramulu |
Independent |
8 |
277255807 |
123929640 |
401185447 |
150457529 |
B Ramprasad |
Independent |
0 |
155000 |
0 |
155000 |
0 |
K Channappa |
Independent |
0 |
None disclosed |
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B T Raju |
Independent |
0 |
145000 |
0 |
145000 |
40000 |
Nagapalligangadhar |
Independent |
0 |
10000 |
0 |
10000 |
0 |