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numBers speak and social media are being used.
These include newspaper advertisements in Hindi,
Marathi and English language papers, promotional
109% airports, radio promotions on FM channels, social
standees placed at prominent locations and around
media promotion through Facebook page and bus
wrappers messages (both audio and video) through
celebrities.
Interestingly, the assets of most candidates have in-
there is an increase of 109% creased many folds when we compare their movable
and immovable assets during the previous elections.
For instance, assets of Haryana Finance Minister
[in 2019] in the number of Capt Abhimanyu have more than doubled in the past
mps with declared serious five years. The BJP leader has declared that he had
assets worth 170.41 crore, whereas during the 2014
criminal cases since 2009. assembly elections his total assets stood at 77.36
crore.
As per the affidavit filed before the returning officer,
the finance minister declared his moveable assets of
26% He owns vehicles worth 3.90 crore and has gold and
76.46 crore and immovable assets of 93.95 crore.
diamond jewellery worth 1.82 crore. The various
sources of income mentioned by Capt Abhimanyu
are salary, rent, transportation business, interest, and

nearly half of the present agriculture.
Seeking re-election from Adampur constituency of
Hisar district, Congress leader and son of former chief
lok sabha members have minister of Haryana Bhajan Lal, Kuldeep Bishnoi de-
clared assets to the tune of 105.52 crore in the poll
criminal charges against affidavit. The combined moveable and immoveable
assets of Bishnoi and his wife Renuka stood at 56.70
them, a 26% increase as crore and 48.82 crore.
Wife of Haryana’s prominent Jat leader and former
Union minister Chaudhary Birender Singh, Prem
compared to 2014. Lata, fighting from BJP ticket from Uchana Kalan has
declared her assets worth 21.61 crore with moveable
43% at 12.66 crore.
assets to the tune of 8.95 crore and immovable assets
Former Haryana Chief Minister and four-time
MLA from Garhi Sampla Kiloi Assembly constituency,
Bhupinder Singh Hooda declared total assets of 6.67

crore. As per the affidavit filed, Hooda has declared
of the 539 parliamentarians crore while his wife Asha Hooda has assets of 8.99
movable assets worth 2.04 crore and immovable as-
analysed by the adr, as sets worth 4.63 crore, whereas his wife Asha owns
movable property worth 2.40 crore and immov-
able property worth 6.59 crore. In 2014, Hooda had
many as 233 mps or 43% declared assets worth 8.8 crore (including his wife’s
assets).
have criminal charges. Kumar Bedi have shown an increase of 256 percent
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan
in his assets. In the affidavit filed, he declared assets of
Source: Association for Democratic Reforms & 2.03 crore with movable assets of 50.84 lakh and
National Election Watch immovable assets of 1.52 crore, whereas he had
assets of 56.96 lakh in 2014.

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