Money and power is the core theme of Bihar elections 2025. Ahead of polls, ADR and Bihar Election Watch analysed the assets of 241 of the 243 MLAs. The study reveals the list of most richest and most poorest sitting MLAs in Bihar. This study is based on their affidavits from the 2020 elections and by-elections. Interestingly, the first two spots are occupied by women, Neelam Devi and Manorama Devi and third spot is taken by popular Bollywood actress Neha Sharma's father Ajit Sharma in the richest category.
These three sitting MLAs have staggering net worth in crores, in contrast Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA representing Alauli (SC) from Khagaria district is the poorest sitting MLA, with declared assets amount to just Rs 70,000, including Rs 30,000 in mova