MUMBAI: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi, who is contesting from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency-which is known for having a huge slum population as well as a large number of people relocated due to civic projects-is Mumbai's richest assembly candidate with assets of Rs 126.88 crore. Independent candidate Abdul Merchant, standing from the same constituency, has declared Rs 6.01 crore.
At the other end of the spectrum is Raghunath Rane (Independent), Ranjeet Misal (Independent), Mohammed Bukhari (Independent), Sanchit Borade (Independent), Subhash Putran, PRI (D), Sayed Aftab (Independent) and Sabir Chouhan (Independent). All of them have declared zero assets.
Mankhurd also has the maximum number of candidates, 26.
National Election Watch (NEW), Maharashtra, an umbrella organisation for over 1,200 NGOs and citizens' groups, on Monday released data complied from the affidavits of 470 of 705 candidates contesting the polls in Mumbai and Thane districts. City-based NGOs, under the banner of Mumbai Election Watch, have formulated a citizens' charter and sent it to all the major political parties (see box).