There are 28 states and 2 union territories in India and each has their respective Chief Ministers. Many people are interested in knowing the financial status of the Chief Ministers in India.
According to research by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, leads the list of the wealthiest chief ministers of state governments with total assets of Rs 510 crore.
Continue reading the article for a closer look at India’s richest and poorest Chief Ministers.
- YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has disclosed assets of Rs. 510 crores. The YSRCP’s head is the 46-year-old leader. He is an Indian businessman and politician who has been Andhra Pradesh’s 17th and current chief minister since May 30, 2019. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), an Indian political party, was founded and is currently led by him. Additionally, Y. S. Rajasekar Reddy, a former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is his father.
- Pema Khandu
Pema Khandu, a BJP leader and the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, has assets worth about Rs. 163 crores. Pema Khandu listed no liabilities in his election affidavit, according to the ADR data. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh named Dorjee Khandu. Since becoming chief minister in July 2016, he and his administration have twice switched parties: first, from the Indian National Congress to the People’s Party of Arunachal in September, and then to the BJP in December.
- Naveen Patnaik
The head of Biju Janata Dal and CM of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik has a total net worth of 63 crores rupees and his liabilities are a total of Rs. 15 lakh. He is a politician from India who is now serving as Odisha’s 14th Chief Minister. He has written three books and is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal. He has held the position for more than 20 years, making him the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and, as of 2023, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of any Indian state.
- Neiphiu Rio
The chief minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio is worth a total of Rs. 46 crores. He is an Indian politician who has served as Nagaland’s 9th Chief Minister since 2018, having previously served from 2008 to 2014 and from 2003 to 2008. He is the only Chief Minister of Nagaland to have served five terms in a row and has held the position the longest. In the Lok Sabha, he served as a representative for Nagaland from 2014 to 2018.
- N. Rangasamy
Rangasamy, the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry, has a net worth of more than Rs. 38 crores. The 70-year-old leader has a professional graduate degree. As a member of the Indian National Congress, he previously held the positions of first Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2006 to 2008 and final Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 2001 to 2006. From 2011 to 2016, he served as a member of his own party, the All India N.R. Congress. He set a record by becoming Chief Minister three months after founding his own political organization. He also has the distinction of being Puducherry’s fourth Chief Minister.
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- K. Chandrashekar Rao
The Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrashekhar Rao has overall assets exceeding Rs. 23 crore. He is an Indian politician and the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2 June 2014. He is frequently referred to by his initials, KCR. He is the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s founder and party leader and he is also well-known for leading the Telangana agitation, which resulted in the statehood of Telangana. Before this, from 2004 to 2006, he was the Union Minister of Labour and Employment.
- Bhupesh Baghel
Bhupesh Baghel, a veteran of the Congress, has disclosed a total worth of Rs. 23 crores. He is an Indian politician who has been Chhattisgarh’s third and current chief minister since 2018. From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress’s president. Bhupesh Baghel also served as Chhattisgarh’s first Minister of Revenue, Public Health Engineering, and Relief Work.
- Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, is the eighth-richest chief minister in India with a net worth exceeding Rs. 17 crores. He is an Indian lawyer and politician who has been Assam’s 15th and current chief minister since 2021. Sarma, a former Indian National Congress participant, switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party on August 23, 2015. Since his election in 2001, he has served as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly five times from Jalukbari.
- Conrad Sangma
Conrad Sangma, the head of the NPP and the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya since 2018, has disclosed his assets, which total $14 crore. He is a National People’s Party member. P. A. Sangma who was the former Chief Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha was his father. He served as Tura’s representative in parliament from 2016 until 2018.
- Manik Saha
Manik Saha, the chief minister of Tripura, stated that his net worth exceeded Rs. 13 crores. The 70-year-old leader is a professor of dental surgery at Tripura Medical College and a postgraduate. He is a politician from India who has been Tripura’s 11th and current chief minister since 2022. In addition, he served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura from 2020 to 2022 and was the representative for Tripura in the Rajya Sabha from 2022 till he was elected Chief Minister in 2022. He joined the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2016.
Conclusion
There are 30 Chief Ministers, 28 States, and 2 Union Territories, and 29 of them are crorepatis, or those with assets worth more than Rs 1 crore. Mamata Banerjee is the only chief minister whose personal wealth is less than Rs 1 crore. Her assets are worth Rs. 15 lakhs, according to the West Bengal chief minister. We hope that you found this article useful and got the information that you were looking for.