Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu richest Chief Minister, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee poorest: ADR
The HinduAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest Chief Minister in India with assets worth over ₹931 crore, while West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just ₹15 lakh, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms report released on Monday. While India's per capita net national income or NNI was approximately ₹1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a Chief Minister is ₹13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India. Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu is the second richest Chief Minister with total assets worth over ₹332 crores, Karnataka's Siddaramaiah is the third on the list with assets worth more than ₹51 crore. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with assets worth ₹55 lakh, is the second poorest in the list and Pinarayi Vijayan is third with ₹1.18 crore.