Bihar Election 2025: Bihar’s political landscape is as diverse in wealth as it is in politics. Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 , an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch looked into the financial backgrounds of 241 of the state’s 243 sitting MLAs, based on the affidavits they submitted before the 2020 Assembly elections and subsequent by-elections. Focusing on their financial assets, the study reveals a striking gap between the richest and the poorest legislators.

JD(U)’s Neelam Devi is Bihar’s Richest Sitting MLA

Leading the chart of Bihar’s wealthiest legislators is Neelam Devi, the JD(U) MLA from Mokama, elected in a 2022 bypoll. She has declared total assets worth over Rs 80 crore, combining Rs 29.8 crore in movable

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