Venkataramane Gowda, with assets worth a staggering Rs 622 crore, is the richest candidate from Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Gowda is Congress nominee from Mandya.
Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar's brother, DK Suresh is the second richest candidate from the state. A Congress nominee from Bangalore Rural, he has declared assets worth Rs 593 crore.
JD(S) leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy possesses assets totaling Rs 217.2 crore, making him the third richest candidate. He is fighting from Madya seat.
Prof. MV Rajeev Gowda, a Congress candidate from Bangalore North, has assets worth Rs 134 crore, placing him in the fourth rank.
Raksha Ramaiah, Congress candidate from Chikkaballapur, has declared assets amounting to Rs 99.8 crore, putting him at fifth rank in the rich list.
Dr. CN Manjunath, BJP candidate from Bangalore Rural, has disclosed assets valued at Rs 98.3 crore, thus being the sixth richest candidate from the state.