Press Release: Analysis of Current Chief Ministers from 28 State Assemblies and 3 Union Territories of India

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Press Release
Date: July 27, 2026

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) & National Election Watch (NEW) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 31 current Chief Ministers in State Assemblies and Union Territories across the nation. This data has been extracted from affidavits filed by the Chief Ministers prior to contesting their last elections.

Our previous report on the Chief Ministers of India was released in August 2025 and can be accessed here:https://adrindia.org/content/Chief-Ministers-27-State-Assemblies-and-3-Union-Territories-of-India-2025

For the complete reports in English and Hindi, please see: https://adrindia.org/content/Analysis-of-Current-Chief-Ministers-from-28-State-Assemblies-and-3-Union-Territories-of-India-2026

Summary and Highlights

Criminal Background

Chief Ministers with Criminal Cases: Out of the 31 Chief Ministers analysed from State Assemblies and Union Territories 14 (45%) Chief Ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Figure: Chief Ministers with declared criminal cases vs clean background

Chief Ministers with Serious Criminal Cases: 11(35%) Chief Ministers have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, bribery, criminal intimidation etc.

Chief Ministers with declared cases related to attempt to murder: 2 Chief Ministers have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307).

Financial Background

Average Assets of Chief Ministers: The average of assets per Chief Minister from state assemblies and union territories is Rs.118.07 Crores.

Average Self Income of Chief Ministers: The average self-income of Chief Ministers is Rs. 6.54 Crores.

Total Self Income of Chief Ministers: The total self income of 31 Chief Ministers are Rs. 203 Crores.

Billionaire Chief Ministers: Out of the 31 Chief Ministers of State Assemblies and Union Territories analysed, 4 (13%) are Billionaires.

Total Assets of Chief Ministers: The total assets of 31 Chief Ministers are Rs. 3,660 Crores.

Billionaire Chief Ministers: The details of the billionaire Chief Ministers are given below:

S.No.	Chief Minister	State	District	Constituency	Party	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	D K Shivakumar	Karnataka	Ramanagaram	Kanakapura	INC	2,73,41,60,463	11,40,38,41,941	14,13,80,02,404 1413 Crore+	Y
2	Chandrababu Naidu Nara	Andhra Pradesh	Chittoor	Kuppam	TDP	8,10,42,29,047	1,21,41,41,609	9,31,83,70,656 931 Crore+	Y
3	C. Joseph Vijay	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Perambur	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	4,26,20,28,397	2,22,65,62,010	6,48,85,90,407 648 Crore+	Y
4	Pema Khandu	Arunachal Pradesh	Tawang	Mukto (ST)	BJP	1,65,10,74,321	1,67,45,78,832	3,32,56,53,153 332 Crore+	Y

Table: Billionaire Chief Ministers

Low assets Chief Ministers: The details of three Chief Ministers with the lowest assets are given below:

S.No.	Chief Minister	State	District	Constituency	Party	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Omar Abdullah	Jammu and Kashmir	Ganderbal	Ganderbal	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	55,24,430	0	55,24,430 55 Lacs+	Y
2	Suvendu Adhikari	West Bengal	Kolkata South	Bhabanipur	BJP	24,57,600	61,30,000	85,87,600 85 Lacs+	Y
3	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Rajasthan	Jaipur	Sanganer	BJP	43,56,666	1,03,00,000	1,46,56,666 1 Crore+	Y

Table: Chief Ministers with declared lowest assets

Chief Ministers with high liabilities: 11 Chief Ministers have declared liabilities of Rs.1 crore and above, and the details of the top 3 Chief Ministers are as follows:

S.No.	Chief Minister	State	District	Constituency	Party	Total Assets (Rs)	Liabilities (Rs)	Disputed liabilities (Rs)	PAN Given
1	D K Shivakumar	Karnataka	Ramanagaram	Kanakapura	INC	14,13,80,02,404 1413 Crore+	2,65,06,92,812 265 Crore+	2,46,51,49,027 246 Crore+	Y
2	Pema Khandu	Arunachal Pradesh	Tawang	Mukto (ST)	BJP	3,32,56,53,153 332 Crore+	1,80,27,63,717 180 Crore+	0	Y
3	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Assam	Kamrup Metro	Jalukbari	BJP	35,16,05,765 35 Crore+	16,86,82,932 16 Crore+	0	Y