What changed between two filings.

Two sworn figures, subtracted

What it measures

The total assets a candidate declared at their earliest nomination on record here, and the total at their most recent one. Both come from their own affidavit, filed with the Election Commission.

What moves it

Ordinary appreciation, especially in land and property, which in much of India has outpaced almost everything else over these periods. Inheritance, a spouse's earnings, and a business held before entering politics. Disclosure has also become more thorough since 2009, so part of a rise can be a fuller account of what was already held.

What it cannot show

Whether either figure is true, because nobody audits an affidavit when it is filed. It cannot show anything held outside the declared family, and it is not adjusted for inflation, so a rise of a few times over fifteen years may be no real gain at all. A large rise is not evidence of wrongdoing and this page does not allege any.