Raj Babbar tops list of crorepatis contesting byelections

NEW DELHI: Congress party candidate Raj Babbar tops the list of crorepatis contesting the byelections from Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

The actor-turned-politician has declared assets worth over Rs 11 crore followed by SP's Dimple Yadav and BJP's Bhanu Pratap Singh Chouhan, who have declared movable and immovable properties worth Rs five crore and Rs three crore respectively, according to a report by the National Election Watch, an NGO working on electoral reforms.

The report was made on the basis of affidavits submitted by the candidates for the byelections.

Out of a total of 16 candidates in the fray from Firozabad, four of them, including Raj Babbar, have criminal charges against them, the NGO said.

It also went through the affidavits of candidates contesting the bye-elections for 31 assembly seats in Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal due on November seven.

Out of the total of 317 contesting candidates, the NGO has analysed affidavits of 161 candidates and said 29 of them are facing criminal charges, including seven who have charges of rape, murder and attempt to murder against them.