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One candidate is ahead in education and the other in earning, Delhi Dangal's Manoj Tiwari is richer than others.

Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar from North-East Delhi is at the forefront in terms of studies. Manoj's total assets are Rs 28.05 crore.

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Manoj Tiwari is the wealthiest candidate among the major contenders from BJP, AAP, and Congress vying in the Lok Sabha elections in the capital. On the other hand, Kanhaiya Kumar, the Congress candidate from North-East Delhi, excels in academics. Manoj's total assets amount to Rs.28.05 crore, and in his nomination affidavit, he disclosed that he generates income through singing, acting, and serving as an MP. In comparison, Kanhaiya possesses total movable and immovable assets valued at Rs. 10.72 lakh.

Kanhaiya holds M.Phil and D.Phil degrees from JNU, while Manoj Tiwari obtained a master's degree in Physical Education from Banaras Hindu University in 1994. In terms of assets, the BJP candidate from South Delhi, Ramveer Singh Bidhuri, ranks second with a net worth of Rs.21.08 crore. Bidhuri, aged 71, reported an income of Rs.14.93 lakh in the 2022-23 income tax return.

Following him is the AAP candidate from West Delhi, Mahabal Mishra (69yrs), with total assets amounting to Rs.19.93 crore. In fourth place is Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of the late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Bansuri, aged 40 and educated at Oxford, possesses assets valued at Rs.19 crore. Subsequently, Rajkumar Anand, who parted ways with AAP to join BSP, owns assets worth Rs.17.87 crore.

BJP's Kamaljeet Sehrawat, contesting from the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, declared movable assets worth Rs.1.30 crore and immovable assets worth Rs.27.60 lakh in the election affidavit. He holds a Master's degree in Commerce from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. Praveen Khandelwal, the BJP candidate from Chandni Chowk (64yrs), has assets worth Rs.6.62 crore. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Kumar (35yrs), the AAP candidate from East Delhi, reported movable assets worth Rs.21.41 lakh and does not possess any real estate. He dropped out of Shyam Lal College, Delhi University.

Two candidates, Mahabal Mishra and Sahi Ram, contesting the Delhi Lok Sabha elections, have completed studies only up to the 11th grade. Mahabal is competing from the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, while Sahi Ram represents the Aam Aadmi Party in the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat. Sahi Ram holds movable assets worth Rs.34.80 lakh and immovable assets exceeding Rs.1 crore. In contrast, Dr. Udit Raj, the Congress candidate from the North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, obtained a Ph.D in 2003. He possesses movable assets valued at Rs.5.54 crore and immovable assets worth Rs.60 lakh.