The report offers comprehensive insights into the Chief Ministers' assets, educational qualifications, gender representation, and criminal backgrounds.

Synopsis: A report by ADR and NEW analyzing affidavits of 30 Chief Ministers reveals an average asset value of ₹54.42 crore, with Chandrababu Naidu as the richest (₹931 crore). Only 2 CMs are women. Twelve face criminal cases, with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy having the most (89). Education levels vary from doctorates to school-level qualifications.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have released a detailed analysis based on the self-sworn affidavits of 30 current Chief Ministers from various State Assemblies and Union Territories. The analysis excludes Manipur, which is currently under President’s Rule.

The report offers comprehensive insights into the Chief Ministers’ assets, educational qualifications, gender representation, and criminal backgrounds.

In the wealth category, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has emerged as the wealthiest chief ministers. Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has highest number of criminal cases against him.

Wealth

The average assets of a chief minister are estimated at ₹54.42 crore, with a combined total of approximately ₹1,632 crore across all 30 chief ministers.

Top 3 wealthiest chief ministers:

• Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh, TDP) – ₹931 crore+
• Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh, BJP) – ₹332 crore+
• Siddaramaiah (Karnataka, INC) – ₹51 crore+

Chief ministers with the lowest declared assets:

• Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal, AITC) – ₹15 lakh+
• Omar Abdullah (Jammu & Kashmir, NC) – ₹55 lakh+
• Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala, CPI-M) – ₹1.18 crore+

In the mid-range:

• MK Stalin (Tamil Nadu, DMK) has declared assets worth ₹8.88 crore+

Education 

Chief ministers across India possess varying levels of educational qualifications:

Doctorate Holders:

• Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh, BJP)
• Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam, BJP)

Postgraduates (8 CMs):

• Includes leaders such as Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and Pushkar Singh Dhami (Uttarakhand)

Graduates / Graduate Professionals:

• This category includes the majority of chief ministers, such as M.K. Stalin (Tamil Nadu)

School-level Education:

• Bhagwant Mann (Punjab, AAP) – Completed up to 12th grade
• Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh, BJP) – Completed up to 10th grade

Out of the 30 Chief Ministers analyzed, only 2 are women, representing just 7 percent of the total:

• Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal, AITC)
• Rekha Gupta (Delhi, BJP)

A staggering 93 percent of chief ministers are male, indicating that gender diversity at the top levels of state governance remains critically low.

Criminal cases

12 out of 30 chief ministers (40 percent) have declared criminal cases against themselves.

Of these, 10 chief ministers (33 percent) face serious criminal charges, including attempt to murder, bribery, criminal intimidation, kidnapping, and corruption.

Chief ministers with the most criminal cases:

• Anumula Revanth Reddy (Telangana, INC): 89 criminal cases, including 72 classified as serious charges include criminal intimidation, election offences, and assault.
• M.K. Stalin (Tamil Nadu, DMK): 47 criminal cases, with 11 serious charges includes unlawful assembly, election misconduct, defamation, and kidnapping.