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Top 10 richest Chief Ministers (CM's) of India in 2025: According to the ADR report, the average self-reported income of Chief Ministers is Rs. 1,334,738, and the combined total assets of these Chief Ministers amount to Rs. 1,632 crores.

Top 10 richest CMs of India 2025: The Chief Minister (CM) in India is an elected head of government in each state or union territory with a legislature, responsible for governing their state.

Indian political leaders are known for their significant wealth; among the 30 Chief Ministers of states/UTs, two, that is, 7 per cent of them, are billionaires, according to the new Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) analysis.

N Chandrababu Naidu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is the richest of all, with total assets worth over Rs 931 crore, followed by Arunachal Pradesh’s CM Pema Khandu with Rs 332 crore and Karnataka’s CM Siddaramaiah with over Rs 51 crore.

Additionally, they also rank among those with the highest declared liabilities; 11 of the listed CMs report liabilities of Rs 1 crore or more.

In sharp contrast, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared the lowest assets, amounting to just ₹15.38 lakh, all of which are movable, with no immovable holdings.

Among the top 10 wealthiest Chief Ministers in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads with three names on the list—Pema Khandu, Mohan Yadav, and Himanta Biswa Sarma—followed by 2 CMs from the Indian National Congress (INC) and other political parties.

Indian Chief Ministers (CMs) have the largest wealth distribution, with 53% having wealth between ₹1 crore to ₹10 crores, 30% between ₹11 crores and ₹49 crores, and 10% holding ₹50 crores and above; while only 7% have wealth below ₹1 crore. (Source: ADR)

 53% of the Indian Chief Ministers have wealth between ₹1 crore to ₹10 crores, 30% between ₹11 crores and ₹49 crores, and 10% holding ₹50 crores and above; while only 7% have wealth below ₹1 crore. (Source: ADR)

Top 10 richest Chief Ministers of India in 2025

Rank

Chief Minister

Political Party

State

Total Assets (Rs, crore)

1

Chandrababu Naidu Nara

TDP

Andhra Pradesh

9,31,83,70,656 (931 cr+)

2

Pema Khandu

BJP

Arunachal Pradesh

3,32,56,53,153 (332 cr+)

3

Siddaramaiah

INC

Karnataka

51,93,88,910 (51 cr+)

4

Neiphiu Rio

NDPP

Nagaland

46,95,07,855 (46 cr+)

5

Dr Mohan Yadav

BJP

Madhya Pradesh

42,04,81,763 (42 cr+)

6

N. Rangasamy

AI N.R. Cong.

Puducherry

38,39,75,200 (38 cr+)

7

Anumula Revanth Reddy

INC

Telangana

30,04,98,852 (30 cr+)

8

Hemant Soren

JMM

Jharkhand

25,33,87,953 (25 cr+)

9

Himanta Biswa Sarma

BJP

Assam

17,27,65,162 (17 cr+)

10

Conrad Sangma

NPP

Meghalaya

14,06,83,315 (14 cr+)

Source: Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) analysis

Note:
This data has been noted from the affidavits submitted by the Chief Ministers before they contested their most recent elections; Manipur is presently under President’s Rule.


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