Several affluent and wealthy candidates of political parties are in the poll fray this year in the Bihar Assembly elections. These candidates own assets worth crores and are contesting the elections with their full might. On the other hand, a few candidates do not have a home, land, or enough money to contest the election.

The Mahagathbandhan has fielded a candidate who has only Rs 37,000 in his bank account, and it is the only asset he owns. The CPI(ML) Liberation has fielded Quyamuddin Ansari from the Arrah Assembly seat, and he is the ‘poorest’ candidate.

According to his affidavit, Ansari declared that he has Rs 20,000 in cash and Rs 17,000 deposited in two bank accounts. Besides this, he has no movable or immovable assets. However, Quyamuddin’s wife owns assets worth Rs 5 lakh, whic

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