It’s learned that many filthy cash rich candidates will be contesting the civic polls on January 15 with several of them
declaring assets above ₹100 crore in Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, and Panvel.
Notedly in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) area, three candidates declared assets worth over ₹100 crore, drawing attention to the escalating dominance of the real estate sector in local body politics.
According to an analysis of candidates affidavits revealed that more than half of the candidates are crorepatis, while only a few have assets below ₹1 crore.
Shiv Sena candidate Ravindra Patil, contesting from Ward No. 29 in Dombivli, declared assets worth Rs 182.56 crore, making him the richest candidate in the KDMC election. Compared to the 2015 civic polls, where he declared assets close to ₹95 crore, Patil’s wealth nearly doubled over the last decade.
The second richest candidate is Shiv Sena’s Shalini Sunil Wayle, contesting from Ward No. 2 in Kalyan West. She declared total assets of ₹140.77 crore. In the earlier election, Wayle reported assets of around ₹ 105 crore, largely comprising ancestral immovable properties, indicating a substantial rise in her net worth over the years. The third is Saroj Rai, wife of businessman and former BJP corporator Manoj Rai. She declared combined family assets of ₹122 crore.
In the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) area, 226 of the total 499 candidates are crorepatis with Congress candidate Santosh Shetty from Nerul topping the list by declaring his net asset worth of ₹100 crore. Shiv Sena Navi Mumbai chief Kishore Patkar revealed assets worth ₹93 crore, although the Gavte family from Digha, with three candidates Navin, Aparna and Deepa in the fray, has a combined worth of
₹306 crore.
Shetty runs a transport business with 51 school buses, even as Patkar runs a real estate business. Other wealthy candidates include BJP’s Ravindra Ithape from Nerul with ₹75 crore, Shiv Sena’s Namdev Bhagat with
₹56 crore. Mandakini Mhatre of Shiv Sena with ₹44 crore. Netra Shirke ₹37crore 56 crore, Mandakini Mhatre of Shiv Sena Suresh Shetty of BJP with Rs 25 crore and
M K Madhavi of Shiv Sena with Rs 24 crore.
From Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) area, Iqbal Kazi revealed financial assets worth ₹171 crore, while Madhu Patil from Kharghar declared over ₹140 crore. Both contested on BJP tickets.
Five more BJP candidates, Chandrakant Soni, Santosh Shetty, Dashrath Mhatre, Mamta Mhatre and another from Kalamboli, filed financial details ranging from over ₹18 crore to ₹44 crore. PWP candidates Arvind Mhatre and Dilip Kadam filed property and other details worth ₹37.88 crore and ₹10.45 crore.
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