Tripura Assembly Election: Meet the richest candidates

A look at Tripura's richest politicians who hold assets worth crores, about to test their fortune in the Tripura Assembly Election, according to The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The 2023 elections are just a few days away with voting scheduled for February 16 and results on March 4.

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, a member of the erstwhile Tripura royal family, is the wealthiest candidate with Rs 15.58 crore worth movable and immovable assets. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Chief Minister Manik Saha is the second richest candidate with Rs 13.90 crore assets. Credit: PTI Photo

With assets worth Rs 12.57 crore, Abhijit Sarkar of regional party Tipra Motha is the third richest candidate in the fray. Credit: Special Arrangement

BJP's Biswa Bandhu Sen is the fourth richest candidate with assets worth Rs. 9.73 crore. Credit: Twitter/@biswabandhusen

Fifth on the list is veteran leader Sudip Roy Burman with Rs 8.9 crore of movable and immovable assets. Credit: Twitter/@SudipRoyBarman1

Sitting MLA Dr. Dilip Kumar Das of BJP is the sixth richest candidate in the Tripura Assembly election with Rs 8 crore assets. Credit: Twitter/@DrDilipBJP

Suchitra Debbarma, who was panchayat samiti member, has a net worth of Rs 7.73 crore and is the sevent richest politician in Tripura. BJP has fielded her from Golagati. Credit: Twitter/@himantabiswa

Eighth on the list is another BJP candidate Pranajit Singha Roy with Rs 7.32 crore net worth. Credit: Twitter/@Pranajitsinghar

AITC's Milton Chakma is the ninth wealthiest candidate with assets worth Rs. 5.6 crore. Credit: Twitter/@sradvbiswas

With a net worth of Rs 4.5 crore, Congress leader Satyaban Das from the Unakoti district rounds off the list of top ten richest candidates of the total 259 candidates contesting in the Tripura Assembly Election. Credit: INC Tripura