Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Ranks 17th in the list of richest CM of the India
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Ranks 17th in the list of richest CM of the India
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, an Indian politician who was born on March 27, 1964, is the current chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. He now serves as the incumbent MLA for the Himachal Pradesh assembly district of Nadaun and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
From 2013 to 2019, he served as the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee’s president. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu took office as the newly elected chief minister of Himachal Pradesh on December 11. The late Chief Minister’s wife Pratibha Singh, another prominent candidate from the Congress, was chosen over the 58-year-old.
Early Life
On March 27, 1964, in the Sera village of the Nadaun tehsil of the Hamirpur district, Sukhu was born into a Rajput family. His mother Sansar Dei works as a housewife, while his father Rashil Singh was a driver for the Himachal Transportation Corporation in Shimla.
Education
Sukhu graduated from Himachal Pradesh University and has legal training. Following his graduation from the Centre of Excellence in Sanjauli, he completed his education at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhota Shimla.
Political Life
Sukhu, a native of the Hamirpur area, began his political career as an activist in the Himachal Pradesh University for the Congress party’s National Students’ Union of India. He rose through the ranks to become the state unit leader for the NSUI in the latter stages of the 1980s and early 1990s (1989-95). He transitioned to an on a full- political career in the 2000s (1998–2008), serving as president of the state’s Youth Congress.
He was elected mayor of Shimla twice (1992 and 2002), and after becoming secretary of the state’s unit in 2008, he eventually rose to the position of state unit head. From 2007 through 2012, he served as the Congress Legislature Party’s (CLP) chief whip.
Sukhu is a local politician with extensive administrative expertise in the mountainous state. After Sukhu’s party won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as the state of Himachal Pradesh’s chief minister.
He was appointed CM by the Congress, and Mukesh Agnihotri was nominated as his deputy.
Facts on CM Sukhu
In the recent news, 29 out of 30 Chief Ministers are currently crorepatis, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms’ most recent study. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, occupies the very top of the list.
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister of Himachal, has total assets worth Rs 7.81 crore, ranking him 17th among the richest chief ministers in the nation, according to ADR.
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister of Himachal, has total assets worth Rs 7.81 crore, ranking him 17th among the richest chief ministers in the nation, according to ADR. Here is the estimation of Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu’s income sources.
Annual income: ₹37,20,000.00
Monthly income: ₹3,10,000.00
Weekly income: ₹71,538.46
Daily income: ₹14,307.69
Sukhu, who comes from a non-political family, has progressed through nearly every stage to become the CM. He was elected twice as a councillor for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, between 1992 to 1997 as well as from 1997 to 2002, before being appointed to the Vidhan Sabha.
Politicians recognise Sukhu as a quiet, soft-spoken, but forceful leader. Moreover, there are some more interesting facts about Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu: –
- Former head the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee and four-term lawmaker Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu are regarded as close to Rahul Gandhi.
- Sukhu, who hails from Nadaun in the Himachal Pradesh region of Hamirpur, joined the National Student Union of India (NSUI), the party’s student arm, during his college years.
- From 1998 to 2008, Sukhu presided over the state Youth Congress. In 2013, he was chosen to serve as the committee’s president for the Himachal Pradesh Congress.
- He is a representative for the Nadaun assembly seat in the 13th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Vijay Agnihotri preceded him in 2017.
- Following the victory of the Congress in the elections for assembly on Thursday, Sukhu has become one of the contenders for the position of chief minister in Himachal Pradesh.
According to the latest report of the Association for Democratic Reforms, currently 29 out of 30 Chief Ministers are crorepatis. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s name is at the top of this list. At number two is Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the least assets, according to the report. According to ADR, Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s total assets are Rs 7.81 crore and he is at number 17 in the list of richest chief ministers of the country. Along with this, he is having a liability of more than Rs 22 lakh. According to the report, a total of four cases are registered against CM Sukhu, out of which only one is of serious crime. ADR and Election Watch came to this conclusion after analyzing the affidavits filed by 30 sitting chief ministers of states and union territories. After analyzing the affidavits of 30 Chief Ministers, ADR found that 29 i.e. 97 percent of the Chief Ministers are crorepatis.
Each of these chief ministers has an average of Rs 33.96 crore in assets. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest. He has assets worth Rs 510.38 crore. On the second number is Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu, who has assets worth 163.50 crores. It is followed by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik with 63.87 crores. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal have assets worth Rs.3 crore each. After this Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar have assets worth one crore each. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has the least assets. Mamta Banerjee has assets worth only 15 lakhs.
13 out of 30 CMs have serious criminal cases
Out of 30 Chief Ministers of the country, 13 i.e. 43 percent have criminal cases registered against them under serious sections. It also includes cases like murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping. Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offenses with jail term of more than five years, the report said.
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