The ADR report is prepared the basis of on an analysis of self-declared and sworn affidavits submitted by MLAs before contesting their latest elections.
BJP’s Parag Shah, representing Mumbai’s Ghatkopar East is India’s richest MLA with assets worth nearly Rs 3,400 crore, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The second spot is securedby the Congress leader DK Shivakumar, MLA from Karnataka’s Kanakapura, with wealth exceeding Rs 1,413 crore.
Top 10 richest MLAs In India 2025
- Parag Shah (BJP, Maharashtra) – Rs 3,383 crore
- D.K. Shivakumar (Congress, Karnataka) – Rs 1,413 crore
- K.H. Puttaswamy Gowda (Independent, Karnataka) – Rs 1,267 crore
- Priyakrishna (Congress, Karnataka) – Rs 1,156 crore
- N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP, Andhra Pradesh) – Rs 931 crore
- Ponguru Narayana (TDP, Andhra Pradesh) – Rs 824 crore
- Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP, Andhra Pradesh) – Rs 757 crore
- V. Prashanthi Reddy (TDP, Andhra Pradesh) – Rs 716 crore
- Jayantibhai Somabhai Patel (BJP, Gujarat) – Rs 661 crore
- Suresha B.S. (Congress, Karnataka) – Rs 648 crore
ADR report includes 4,092 MLAs across 28 State Assemblies and three Union Territories, excluding 24 MLAs whose affidavits were unreadable and seven vacant assembly seats.
