BJP's West Bengal President and party's candidate for Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency, Dilip Ghosh has declared assets, including movable and immovable, worth Rs.45.36 lakh, up by nearly 50 per cent from Rs. 30.29 lakh declared in 2016, when he contested the Assembly polls.
According to his latest affidavit, submitted as part of nomination filing process for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the 54-year-old candidate declared over Rs. 13.36 lakh movable assets, which has gone up from only Rs. 35,070 shown in 2016.
His movable assets include Rs. 20,000 cash in hand, bank deposits worth over Rs. 11.75 lakh and an LIC policy of Rs. 1.40 lakh.
Mr Ghosh, who was elected from Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency three years ago, has declared his current source of income as Rs. 21,870 a month as MLA allowance.
The BJP's senior leader has also declared that there are pending criminal against him, but he has not been convicted for any criminal offence.