The Bihar assembly election 2025 has witnessed 65 per cent of voter turnout in the second and final phase of voting on November 11, making it the highest in 75 years. Amid voters setting a benchmark, the latest analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) highlights the difference in the wealth of contesting candidates.
According to the analysis, out of 2,600 candidates, around 42 per cent or 1,081 candidates have declared assets of more than Rs 1 crore. This shows an increase from the 2020 assembly elections of 33 per cent of the 3,722 candidates, who fell into the same category.
Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh from the Vikassheel Insaan Party is the richest candidate in the fray, with declared assets exceeding Rs 368 crore.
Bihar Elections 2025: Top 10 Richest Candidates
| Rank | Candidate Name | Constituency | Party | Total Declared Assets |
| 1 | Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh | Lauriya | Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) | ₹3,68,98,57,184 (₹368 Cr+) |
| 2 | Nitish Kumar | Gurua | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) | ₹2,50,31,00,000 (₹250 Cr+) |
| 3 | Kumar Pranay | Munger | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | ₹1,70,81,95,842 (₹170 Cr+) |
| 4 | Raj Kishor Gupta | Maharajganj | Independent (IND) | ₹1,37,48,00,000 (₹137 Cr+) |
| 5 | Anant Kumar Singh | Mokama | Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) | ₹1,00,61,73,708 (₹100 Cr+) |
| 6 | Dr. Kumar Puspanjay | Barbigha | Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) | ₹94,53,02,587 (₹94 Cr+) |
| 7 | Arun Kumar | Tarapur | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) | ₹83,18,82,521 (₹83 Cr+) |
| 8 | Sandip Kumar Singh | Maner | Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) | ₹80,60,52,000 (₹80 Cr+) |
| 9 | Manorma Devi | Belaganj | Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) | ₹75,23,06,747 (₹75 Cr+) |
| 10 | Deepak Yadav | Narkatiaganj | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) | ₹70,87,55,004 (₹70 Cr+) |
Bihar Elections 2025: Top 10 Poorest Candidates
On the contrary, Sunil Kumar Choudhary of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared zero assets. Apart from him, Mojahid Alam is the candidate with the lowest declared assets, worth only Rs 1,000.
(By Total Declared Assets – Excluding Zero Assets)
| Rank | Candidate Name | Constituency | Party | Total Declared Assets |
| 1 | Mojahid Alam | Darbhanga | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C) | ₹1,000 |
| 2 | Shatrudhan Varma | Barh | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) – PPI(D) | ₹1,000 |
| 3 | Suresh Rajvanshi | Wazirganj | Moolniwasi Samaj Party (MSP) | ₹1,100 |
| 4 | Pankaj Kumar Ram | Benipatti | Independent (IND) | ₹2,000 |
| 5 | Rajmangal Prasad | Pipra | Independent (IND) | ₹2,000 |
| 6 | Shiv Kumar Yadav | Minapur | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C) | ₹2,023 |
| 7 | Dinesh Paswan | Makhdumpur (SC) | Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (KSS) | ₹3,000 |
| 8 | Dhena Soren | Katoria (ST) | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) – SUCI(C) | ₹4,030 |
| 9 | Harisant Kumar | Obra | Independent (IND) | ₹5,000 |
| 10 | Rakesh Ram | Kutumba (SC) | Independent (IND) | ₹6,600 |
Note: An asset value indicates that the candidate has not provided the total in their affidavits; it has been calculated based on the details provided by them in the same.