BHUBANESWAR: Media owner and former MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is the richest amongst all 3 BJD candidates, who filed their nominations for 3 Rajya Sabha seats, elections for which is scheduled on March 23.
Educationist and founder of KIIT and KISS Achyuta Samanta stood at the backside among the 3 on the subject of proudly owning belongings.
Soumya, in his affidavit, admitted that the entire price of his movable houses is over Rs 6.57 crore. He has immovable houses including agricultural land and home buildings worth Rs 11.52 crore. His spouse Sudatta Patnaik owns belongings worth Rs 1.25 crore (movable) and Rs 2.12 crore (immovable).
The 65-year old, who based the Eastern Media Limited that runs a leading Odia daily, a local tv channel, FM radio and quite a few opera (jatra) troupes, does now not own any automobiles.
Soumya, additionally the son-in-law of former chief minister JB Patnaik has general liabilities of Rs three.07 crore on the subject of loans, mentioned his affidavit. The affidavits mentioned despite the fact that general 19 cases are pending in opposition to him in various courts, he has now not convicted in any of them.
The KIIT founder, in his affidavit, mentioned price of his general movable assets is handiest Rs four.12 lakh. Value of his immovable assets at Kalarabanka village in Cuttack is Rs 1.86 lakh which is being jointly owned by seven siblings including Achyuta.
His general income for 2017-18 financial yr, in keeping with the affidavit, used to be Rs 29.10 lakh which he earned as wage and other sources as he's a visiting professor at KIIT University. Achyuta has no liabilities in opposition to him. Also, no cases are pending in opposition to him.
Besides Soumya and Achyuta, BJD candidate Prashanta Nanda filed their papers ahead of returning officer Patil Rajesh Prabhakar here at the state meeting. BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik and quite a few BJD MLAs had been provide when the birthday party candidates filed their papers.
Nanda, a former minister and a popular cine celebrity of the yesteryears, owns belongings worth Rs 29.20 lakh (movable) and Rs 50 lakh (immovable). His spouse Anupama Nanda acquires houses worth Rs 2.86 crore including movable belongings worth Rs 78.33 lakh. He has additionally no liabilities. He has additionally now not convicted in the end despite the fact that a case is pending in opposition to him.
The chief minister signed as proposer in the affidavits of all 3 of his candidates for the higher space. “I'm sure that all 3 candidates will speak strongly for the pursuits of Odisha,” Naveen informed newshounds after the nomination procedure.
Briefing newshounds, all 3 candidates vowed to fight for the pursuits of Odisha in the Rajya Sabha. Election to the three seats is an insignificant formality because the ruling BJD has 118 MLAs in the 147-member meeting. The 3 Rajya Sabha seats would fall vacant as tenure of Dilip Tirkey, AU Singhdeo and BJD-backed impartial candidate AV Swami would end in April, 2018.
On Wednesday, Naveen picked Soumya and Achyuta as birthday party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha hours after inducting them into the birthday party.
The nomination papers might be scrutinized on March 13 and elections, if needed, might be hung on March 23.
Educationist and founder of KIIT and KISS Achyuta Samanta stood at the backside among the 3 on the subject of proudly owning belongings.
Soumya, in his affidavit, admitted that the entire price of his movable houses is over Rs 6.57 crore. He has immovable houses including agricultural land and home buildings worth Rs 11.52 crore. His spouse Sudatta Patnaik owns belongings worth Rs 1.25 crore (movable) and Rs 2.12 crore (immovable).
The 65-year old, who based the Eastern Media Limited that runs a leading Odia daily, a local tv channel, FM radio and quite a few opera (jatra) troupes, does now not own any automobiles.
Soumya, additionally the son-in-law of former chief minister JB Patnaik has general liabilities of Rs three.07 crore on the subject of loans, mentioned his affidavit. The affidavits mentioned despite the fact that general 19 cases are pending in opposition to him in various courts, he has now not convicted in any of them.
The KIIT founder, in his affidavit, mentioned price of his general movable assets is handiest Rs four.12 lakh. Value of his immovable assets at Kalarabanka village in Cuttack is Rs 1.86 lakh which is being jointly owned by seven siblings including Achyuta.
His general income for 2017-18 financial yr, in keeping with the affidavit, used to be Rs 29.10 lakh which he earned as wage and other sources as he's a visiting professor at KIIT University. Achyuta has no liabilities in opposition to him. Also, no cases are pending in opposition to him.
Besides Soumya and Achyuta, BJD candidate Prashanta Nanda filed their papers ahead of returning officer Patil Rajesh Prabhakar here at the state meeting. BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik and quite a few BJD MLAs had been provide when the birthday party candidates filed their papers.
Nanda, a former minister and a popular cine celebrity of the yesteryears, owns belongings worth Rs 29.20 lakh (movable) and Rs 50 lakh (immovable). His spouse Anupama Nanda acquires houses worth Rs 2.86 crore including movable belongings worth Rs 78.33 lakh. He has additionally no liabilities. He has additionally now not convicted in the end despite the fact that a case is pending in opposition to him.
The chief minister signed as proposer in the affidavits of all 3 of his candidates for the higher space. “I'm sure that all 3 candidates will speak strongly for the pursuits of Odisha,” Naveen informed newshounds after the nomination procedure.
Briefing newshounds, all 3 candidates vowed to fight for the pursuits of Odisha in the Rajya Sabha. Election to the three seats is an insignificant formality because the ruling BJD has 118 MLAs in the 147-member meeting. The 3 Rajya Sabha seats would fall vacant as tenure of Dilip Tirkey, AU Singhdeo and BJD-backed impartial candidate AV Swami would end in April, 2018.
On Wednesday, Naveen picked Soumya and Achyuta as birthday party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha hours after inducting them into the birthday party.
The nomination papers might be scrutinized on March 13 and elections, if needed, might be hung on March 23.
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