Who Are the Top 5 Richest and Poorest Candidates in Bihar Election Phase 1? Here's the List

Patna: Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 polling is set to take place tomorrow, on November 6. Voting will be held across 121 assembly constituencies, starting from 7 AM and continuing till 5 PM. The

second phase of polling, covering 122 seats, is scheduled for November 11, and counting of votes will be held on November 14. Bihar has a total of 243 assembly seats.As the state gears up for this major democratic exercise, a total of 2,616 candidates are in the fray in the first phase, including several big names whose fate will be sealed.Among these 2,616 candidates, around 1,080 — almost 42 per cent — are crorepatis. Let’s take a look at the 5 richest candidates in Bihar Election Phase 1.:

• Ran Kaushal Pratap, VIP candidate from Lauriya | Net worth: Rs 373 crore
• Nitish Kumar, RLJP candidate from Gurua | Net worth: Rs 250 crore
• Kumar Pranay, BJP candidate from Munger | Net worth: Rs 170 crore
• Raj Kishor Gupta, INDP candidate from Maharajganj | Net worth: Rs 137 crore
• Anant Singh, JD(U) candidate from Mokama | Net worth: Rs 100 crore

Top 5 Poorest Candidates in Bihar Election Phase 1

• Sunil Kumar, BSP candidate from Pirpainti (SC) | Net worth: Rs 0
• Mojahid Alam, SUCI(C) candidate from Darbhanga | Net worth: Rs 1,000
• Shatrudhan Varma, PPI(D) candidate from Barh | Net worth: Rs 1,000
• Suresh Rajvanshi, MSP candidate from Wazirganj | Net worth: Rs 1,100
• Shiv Kumar Yadav, SUCI(C) candidate from Minapur | Net worth: Rs 2,023

According to the election watchdog - the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), out of 2,616 candidates who are in the fray in Bihar election phase 1, 431 are from national parties, 351 are from state parties, 908 are from registered unrecognised parties, and 926 candidates are contesting independently.

The net worth of these candidates is based on self-sworn affidavits of 2,600 out of 2,616 candidates who are contesting in the first round of Bihar elections.