Richest And Poorest CMs Of India Ranked: Top 3 And Bottom 3

Chandrababu Naidu: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is the wealthiest Chief Minister in India, with assets exceeding Rs 931 crore. His wife, Nara Bhuvaneshwari, and daughter-in-law, Nara Brahmani, manage Heritage Foods Limited Company, which Naidu established in 1992 to address the milk shortage..

Pema Khandu: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu owns assets valued at over Rs 332 crore, making him the second richest CM in the country. Khandu’s substantial assets and business interests have secured his position among the top two wealthiest Chief Ministers. Both Naidu and Khandu are billionaire Chief Ministers.

Siddaramaiah: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ranks third on the list with declared assets exceeding Rs 51 crore. Although his assets are significantly lower than those of Naidu and Khandu, he remains wealthier than many other Indian Chief Ministers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the poorest in the country, with assets of just Rs 15.38 lakh, followed by Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah (Rs 55.24 lakh) and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (Rs 1.18 crore).

CMs With Low Assets: Several Chief Ministers have modest assets, including Rajasthan’s Bhajan Lal Sharma (Rs 1.46 crore), Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath (Rs 1.54 crore), Bihar’s Nitish Kumar (Rs 1.64 crore), Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann (Rs 1.97 crore), Odisha’s Mohan Charan Majhi (Rs 1.97 crore), and Chhattisgarh’s Vishnu Dev Sai (Rs 3.80 crore).

CMs’ Education and Age: Among 30 Chief Ministers, nine are graduates, six are professional graduates, nine hold postgraduate degrees, two have doctorates, one has a diploma, three have completed 12th grade, and one has passed 10th grade. By age, eight CMs are 41–50 years old, 12 are 51–60, four are 61–70, and six are 71–80.

Low Representation Of Women: Among 30 Chief Ministers, only two are women, Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal and Rekha Gupta of Delhi. Additionally, 12 CMs have declared criminal cases against themselves, highlighting disparities in wealth, education, and criminal records in Indian politics.