Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Mamata's nephew has assets more than Rs 50 lakh

KOLKATA: With an annual income of more than Rs 40 lakh, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee owns assets more than Rs 50 lakh.

Banerjee, who will be contesting from the Diamond Harbour seat in West Bengal, has told the Election Commission in an affidavit that his income during the financial year 2012-13 was Rs 44,64,101.

His wife Ruchira earned Rs 29,33,949 during the period. The 26-year-old national president of Trinamool Congress Yuva team, also an MBA, runs a consultancy service.

Banerjee, who now stays with the Chief Minister at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street, owns movable assets worth Rs 23.5 lakh including shares, LIC and a second-hand SUV bought last year.

He has also bought a flat for which Rs 30 lakh has been paid as advance.

His wife, on the other hand, owns movable assets of Rs 54 lakh.