BJP leader Vijendra Gupta secured a landslide victory from the Rohini constituency after counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections was taken up on Saturday. The incumbent MLA was pitted against his nearest opponent, AAP’s Pradeep Mittal, and Congress candidate Sumesh Gupta. Vijendra Gupta, who polled 70,365 votes, defeated Mittal by a margin of 37,816 votes.
Who is Vijendra Gupta?
The BJP leader has had a consistent presence in the Delhi Assembly since 2015. He was also the Leader of Opposition earlier.
What is his net worth?
According to the affidavit uploaded onto the Election Commission website, Vijendra Gupta has a net worth of ₹3,27,98,936. The BJP leader declared movable assets worth ₹3.09 crore and immovable assets worth ₹18.83 lakh. Meanwhile, his wife declared movable assets totalling ₹4.18 crore and immovable assets worth ₹84.24 lakh. The BJP leader also declared a total income of ₹12.32 lakh in income tax returns for 2023-2024.
Who were the richest and poorest candidates?
BJP candidate Karnail Singh was the richest candidate among the 699 in the fray for the Delhi assembly election, with assets of ₹259 crore. On average, BJP candidates led with assets of ₹22.90 crore, followed by the Congress with ₹14.41 crore and AAP with ₹11.70 crore.
An analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) also revealed that five candidates were billionaires, each declaring assets exceeding ₹100 crore. Another 23 candidates also declared assets above ₹50 crore. Meanwhile, a substantial 31.76% of candidates (222 people) reported assets below ₹10 lakh. Three candidates declared zero assets.
The five wealthiest candidates were Karnail Singh (BJP, Shakur Basti), with assets of ₹259.67 crore; Manjinder Singh Sirsa (BJP, Rajouri Garden), with ₹248.85 crore; Gurcharan Singh (Congress, Krishna Nagar) with ₹130.90 crore; Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (BJP, New Delhi) with ₹115.63 crore; and A Dhanwati Chandela (AAP, Rajouri Garden) with ₹109.90 crore
Among the least wealthy candidates, Ashok Kumar (Independent) reported assets of ₹6,586 and Anita (Independent) ₹9,500.
(With inputs from agencies)