Modi Files Papers From Varanasi : Declares assets worth 2.5 crore, MA from Gujarat varsity

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination papers to fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Varanasi parliamentary seat amid a show of strength by NDA allies.

Modi has named Jashodaben as his wife and declared that he has an MA degree from Gujarat University in 1983.

The affidavit said he is an arts graduate from Delhi University (1978) and passed his SSC exam from Gujarat board in 1967. Modi has declared movable assets worth Rs 1.41 crore and immovable assets valued at Rs 1.1 crore.

He said he had invested Rs 20,000 in tax saving infra bonds, Rs 7.61 lakh in National Saving Certificate (NSC) and another Rs 1.9 lakh in LIC policies.

His cash balance in savings bank account is Rs 4,143. Modi has four gold rings, weighing 45 grams, valued at Rs 1.13 lakh.

Modi possess about 3,531 sq ft plot in Sector-1, Gandhinagar. The value of the property, which includes a residential unit on the plot, is assessed to be Rs 1.1 crore, according to the affidavit.

While Modi has listed "salary from government" and "interest from bank" as his sources of income, his wife's source of income is mentioned as "not known". Her profession or occupation is also listed as "not known".

The Prime Minister, who is seeking a second term from Varanasi parliamentary constituency, had disclosed a total assets of Rs 1.65 crore in 2014.

In a show of strength, Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in Varanasi. Before filing his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Modi also visited the Kaal Bhairav temple here.

He sought blessings from the deity, who is also known as the Kotwal of Kashi or the guard of Varanasi. While on his way to the collector's office, Modi was showered with rose petals by the public.

NDA leaders, including Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, Union minister Piyush Goyal, Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena, Sukhbir Singh Badal from Shiromani Akali Dal, O Panneerselvam from AIADMK, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union minister JP Nadda accompanied Modi to the collectorate office.