29 of 30 CMs in India crorepatis, Pinarayi among bottom 3: ADR

New Delhi: According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 29 out of the 30 current chief ministers are crorepatis, as analyzed from their poll affidavits. Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has the highest assets, worth Rs 510 crore. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan is among the bottom three in terms of total assets, as per the ADR report.

There are 28 state chief ministers and two union territories -- Delhi and Puducherry -- also have chief ministers. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir does not have a chief minister currently.
Out of the 30 CMs analysed, 29 (97 per cent) are crorepatis with the average assets being Rs 33.96 crore for every CM, the ADR said.

According to the report, out of the 30 CMs, 13 (43 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases including those related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and criminal intimidation.
Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offences with over five years of imprisonment, the report said.

The top three chief ministers in terms of assets are Andhra Pradesh's Jagan Mohan Reddy (over Rs 510 crore), Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu (over Rs 163 crore) and Odisha's Naveen Patnaik (over Rs 63 crore), according to the ADR.
The three CMs with the lowest declared assets are West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee (over Rs 15 lakh), Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan (over Rs 1 crore) and Haryana's Manohar Lal (over Rs 1 crore), the ADR said.

Both Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal own assets worth over Rs 3 crore, the report said.
(With PTI inputs)

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