AAP candidate declares assets of Rs 12,000

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Alok Agrawal from Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency has declared a total assets of Rs 12,781. He does not have any immovable assets.

Agarwal declared Rs 1,871 in savings bank account and Rs 5,000 cash in hand and a mobile phone of Rs 6,000 value thereby totalling Rs 12,781.

He made the declaration while filing nomination papers from the constituency the other day.

Alok holds a bachelor degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in Chemical engineering. He is associated with Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) for the last 25 years. Alok who is not married hails from Lucknow but has fought for cause of oustees of controversial Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Project, Omkareshwar hydel power project and Indira Sagar Power project.

He makes his living through an honorarium of Rs 5,000 which he receives from NBA. The other contestants from the constituency are Nandkumar Chouhan of BJP and Arun Yadav of Congress who is state unit president of the Congress party.