Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Affidavit: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday filed nomination for the Lok Sabha by-election in Wayanad, Kerala. During this period, he disclosed his income and assets in his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. According to the election affidavit, he has total assets worth Rs 12 crore. His total income in the financial year 2023-2024 was Rs 46.39 lakh.
According to media reports, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has movable assets worth Rs 4.24 crore, in which different amounts are deposited in three bank accounts. Apart from this, mutual funds, PPF, a Honda CRV car gifted by her husband Robert Vadra and 4400 grams of gold worth Rs 1.15 crore are included. At the same time, he has immovable property worth more than Rs 7.74 crore. This includes half of the agricultural land and farmhouse buildings in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi.
– He told in his affidavit that he owns a residential property in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, whose current value is more than Rs 5.63 crore. At the same time, her husband, businessman Robert Vadra has movable assets worth more than Rs 37.9 crore and immovable assets worth more than Rs 27.64 crore.
According to the affidavit, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has studied at Sunderland University, UK. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies through distance learning from Delhi University and a BA Honors degree in Psychology from Delhi University. He has liabilities of Rs 15.75 lakh. At the same time, two FIRs are registered against him. Along with this, the Forest Department has also sent him a notice in one case.
Contesting elections for the first time
Let us tell you that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad seats in the Lok Sabha elections-2024. After this he left the Wayanad seat. During that time, he had announced that his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would contest the by-election from here. Let us tell you that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had entered active politics before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, although this is the first time that she is contesting the elections.