BJP candidate from Bijwasan, Sat Prakash Rana, is a multi-millionaire with his assets increasing by over 17 times since 2008 Assembly elections. Affidavit submitted by Rana to the Election Commission revealed that his assets have skyrocketed by a whopping `105.32 crore in the past five years. Having taken over four loans, even his liabilities have shot up by `1.6 crore.
In 2008, Rana's total assets stood at `6.56 crore which now has increased to `111.89 crore. There has also been an upward trend in the quantity of jewellery in his wife's possession.
While earlier they owned jewels worth `20.35 lakh, along with 185 grams of gold, now this has risen to `84 lakh with gold jewellery weighing 280 grams. The Rana family owns over 10 plots in Bijwasan, whose current market price ranges from `3 — `24 crore. However, with his prosperity, his liabilities have increased too, costing nearly `2 crore.
They have shot up from `13.5 lakh in 2008 to `1.74 crore this year. He currently has to repay two car loans amounting to over `21.5 lakh, whereas his wife has dues of two other loans costing `153 lakh. His total movable assets amount to `2.93 crore, while his immovable assets stand at `111.89 crore.
Apart from Rana, five other candidates filed their nomination papers on Saturday.
"We received seven applications out of which two were filed by the same candidate. BJP leaders Sat Prakash Rana and Renu Rana filed their nominations from Bijwasan. They will be counted as one," informed Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev. Bitto Singh of the Hindustan Janata Party filed his papers from Trilokpuri and Shiv Kumar Tiwari from Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha filed his nomination from New Delhi constituency. Independent candidates Nafe Singh Rajput and Vijay Choudhary filed their nominations from Burari and Jangpura constituency respectively.
The last date of nominations for the Delhi Assembly polls is on November 16 and scrutiny of all the affidavits will be carried out on November 18. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawing from the electoral race is November 20.