Written by Cherry GuptaNew Delhi | November 12, 2025 11:47 AM IST 3 min readBihar Assembly Election 2025: Nitish Kumar of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, is the second richest candidate, with total assets valued at Rs 250 crore. (PTI Photo)Top 10 Richest and Poorest Candidates in Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Bihar concluded the second and final phase of the 2025 Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11.History was made, with the overall voter turnout across both phases reaching 66.91 per cent—the highest in the state since 1951, according to the Election Commission.While the polling figures set a new benchmark, the latest analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) highlights a striking disparity in the wealth of contesting candidates.Trending Read | Top 10 countries with the most millionaires in 2025: Where does India stand globally?Out of 2,600 candidates analysed, 42 per cent—or 1,081 candidates—have declared assets exceeding Rs 1 crore.This marks an increase from the 2020 Assembly elections, when 33 per cent of the 3,722 candidates fell into the same category. Share of Wealth among the Contesting Candidates in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Most contestants in the Bihar polls possess assets above Rs 50 lakh, with 29 per cent being crorepatis holding assets over Rs 2 crore. Only 20 per cent have declared assets below Rs 10 lakh. (Source: ADR)Also Read | India’s Top 10 Philanthropists in 2025: Shiv Nadar leads the Hurun list; know how much Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani donatedThe average asset value among candidates in 2025 stands at Rs 3.35 crore, a steep rise from Rs 1.72 crore per candidate in 2020.Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 candidates with the highest total assetsRan Kaushal Pratap Singh from the Vikassheel Insaan Party is the richest candidate in the fray, with declared assets exceeding Rs 368 crore.Story continues below this adBihar Assembly Elections 2025: Top 10 candidates with the lowest total assets (excluding zero-asset cases)At the other end of the spectrum, Sunil Kumar Choudhary of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared zero assets.Excluding him, Mojahid Alam is the candidate with the lowest declared assets, worth only Rs 1,000.In case you missed it | Top 10 richest Members of Parliament in 18th Lok SabhaNote: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.Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd