The details of the assets owned by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, contesting the Lok Sabha bypoll from Kerala's Wayanad in her electoral debut along with businessman husband Robert Vadra, were declared on Wednesday, pegging the couple's worth at Rs 88 crore.
Priyanka Gandhi filed three sets of nominations before the Wayanad District Collector on Wednesday, and information about her and her husband's assets figured in the affidavit she filed, mandated for every candidate who files a nomination to contest an election in the country.
In the nomination affidavit, the Congress-led UDF candidate claimed that her assets in all added up to nearly Rs 12 crore, including a 12,000 sq feet farmhouse near Shimla worth Rs 5.64 crore and a Honda CRV now valued at Rs 8 lakh. Among the other assets, she had mutual fund investments aggregating to Rs 2.24 crore and jewellery valued at Rs 1.16 crore. She also has agricultural land in Mehrauli valued at Rs 2.10 crore shared with her brother and erstwhile Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi. Interestingly, during the last fiscal year, she also declared income of more than Rs 46.39 lakh from interest on banks and other investments apart from rental income.
priyanka gandhi's husband vadra has movable assets of more than Rs 37.9 crore and immovable assets worth above Rs 27.64 crore-which include automobiles and partnerships in several firms.
This is her first election after her brother Rahul vacated the seat he was holding for the April general elections. The Congress party had a selection discussion after he had declared not to abandon his traditional Rae Bareli seat. As he promised not to abandon Wayanad, they decided to field Priyanka Gandhi as their candidate.
Addressing a gathering before filing her nomination, Priyanka Gandhi, flanked by her mother and former party chief Sonia Gandhi, brother Rahul Gandhi, and top Congress leaders, said, "This is a new journey for me and you are my guides. For me, it's my responsibility too. You are the symbol of trust between my family and you. I have been a mother of two children before entering politics. The one thing I want my children to know is what difficulty I faced, I was there with them whenever they needed me. You are also my family and I want you to know the same, I am there to fight for you and I will fight your battles and will not let you down. I thank you from the core of my heart for accepting me as the UDF candidate".
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