2 Telangana MPs among India’s three richest RS members: ADR report | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Telangana is home to India’s richest sitting Rajya Sabha MP, Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s Bandi Partha Saradhi Reddy, while Congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi ranks third nationally, making Telangana the only state with two MPs among the country’s three wealthiest Upper House members, according to the ADR-National Election Watch report released on Monday.The concentration of wealth among Telangana’s representatives has propelled the state to the top of the national rankings for aggregate declared assets. The state’s seven Rajya Sabha MPs together reported assets worth ₹8,310 crore, the highest among all states. Partha Saradhi, with declared assets of ₹5,300 crore, and Singhvi account for nearly 95% of Telangana’s total.

Punjab BJP MP Rajinder Gupta ranked second nationally in terms of declared assets.The report also found Telangana leading the country in the proportion of Rajya Sabha MPs who have declared criminal cases. Five of the state’s seven MPs reported pending criminal cases, the highest percentage among all states and Union Territories.Three Telangana MPs disclosed serious criminal cases, again the highest state-wise proportion. Congress MP Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi reported the highest number of criminal cases among Telangana members, with 17.In Andhra Pradesh, five MPs disclosed criminal cases. Jana Sena’s Lingamaneni Ramesh reported the highest number, with nine cases, though none of the charges disclosed under the IPC were classified as serious. TDP MP Vijay Chintakayala was the state’s only member to fall under the serious case category.The report notes that disclosure of criminal cases does not imply guilt and reflects information provided in election affidavits.AP prominent in liability rankingsAndhra Pradesh also featured prominently in the list of MPs with the highest declared liabilities, accounting for four members among the national top 10. Bhashyam Rama Krishna ranked second in the country on this measure.From Telangana, Divakonda Damodar Rao was placed ninth among MPs with the highest declared liabilities. The report clarified that declared liabilities do not necessarily indicate overdue loans or loan defaults.Wealth rankingsNational top three: Bandi Partha Saradhi Reddy, BRS, Telangana — ₹5,300 crore; Rajinder Gupta, BJP, Punjab — ₹5,053 crore; Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress, Telangana — ₹2,558 crore.Other Telangana RS MPs — assets and national rank: Renuka Chowdhury — ₹178 crore, 23rd; Divakonda Damodar Rao — ₹124 crore, 28th; Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju — ₹99 crore, 33rd; Vem Narendar Reddy — ₹41 crore, 57th; Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi — ₹7 crore, 120th.Andhra Pradesh’s five billionaire MPs: Bhashyam Rama Krishna, TDP — ₹672 crore, sixth; Meda Raghunadha Reddy, YSRCP — ₹475 crore, tenth; Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, TDP — ₹264 crore, 19th; Lingamaneni Ramesh, Jana Sena — ₹213 crore, 21st; Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy, YSRCP — ₹118 crore, 29th.Highest billionaire percentages: Telangana — 57% (4/7); Andhra Pradesh — 45% (5/11); Odisha — 30% (3/10).Highest number: Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — five each.Telugu states’ share: Nine of 32 billionaire MPs — 28%.Billionaires by party: Telangana — two BRS, two Congress; Andhra Pradesh — two TDP, two YSRCP, one Jana Sena.Aggregate assets: Telangana — ₹8,310 crore; Andhra Pradesh — ₹1,949 crore.Singhvi’s annual income, 2024–25: Own income — ₹374 crore; combined with spouse and dependants — ₹378 crore.Movable and immovable assetsPartha Saradhi Reddy: Movable — ₹5,215 crore; immovable — ₹84 crore.Singhvi: Movable — ₹2,104 crore; immovable — ₹453 crore.Bhashyam Rama Krishna: Movable — ₹169 crore; immovable — ₹502 crore.Meda Raghunadha Reddy: Movable — ₹102 crore; immovable — ₹372 crore.Declared criminal casesHighest percentages, including UTs: Telangana — 71% (5/7); Delhi — 66% (2/3); Maharashtra — 52% (10/19); Andhra Pradesh — 45% (5/11).Among states alone: Telangana first, Maharashtra second, Andhra Pradesh third.Serious-case category: Telangana — 42% (3/7); Andhra Pradesh — 9% (1/11).Telangana — cases per MP: Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi — 17; Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju — six; Renuka Chowdhury — five; Bandi Partha Saradhi Reddy — four; Divakonda Damodar Rao — one.Serious IPC charges listed: Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi — three; Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju — four; Renuka Chowdhury — one. Partha Saradhi Reddy and Damodar Rao are not categorised as having serious IPC/BNS charges.Andhra Pradesh — cases per MP: Lingamaneni Ramesh — nine; Vijay Chintakayala — six; Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy — three; Sana Sathish Babu — two; Bhashyam Rama Krishna — one.Andhra’s serious-case disclosure: Vijay Chintakayala — three serious IPC charges.Telangana party-wise: BRS — 3/3 MPs (100%); Congress — 2/4 (50%).Andhra Pradesh party-wise: TDP — 3/4 (75%); YSRCP — 1/4 (25%); Jana Sena — 1/1 (100%); BJP — 0/2.Declared liabilities: National positionsSecond: Bhashyam Rama Krishna — ₹200 crore.Fifth: Lingamaneni Ramesh — ₹85 crore.Sixth: Meda Raghunadha Reddy — ₹82 crore.Seventh: Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha — ₹75 crore, including ₹16 crore in disputed liabilities.Ninth: Divakonda Damodar Rao — ₹49 crore.National pictureCoverage: 230 of 233 sitting MPs analysed; three excluded because affidavits were unavailable.Criminal cases: 72 MPs (31%); serious criminal cases — 37 (16%).Categories disclosed: One MP with a murder-related case; four with attempt-to-murder cases; four with cases involving crimes against women.Assets above ₹100 crore: 32 MPs — 13.91%, rounded to 14%.Assets of all 230 MPs: ₹26,508.26 crore; average — ₹115.25 crore.Party aggregate assets: BJP’s 111 MPs — ₹8,270 crore; BRS’s three — ₹5,524 crore; Congress’s 29 — ₹3,781 crore.Liabilities disclosed: 169 MPs (73%).Source: Supplied ADR–National Election Watch findings dated November 2, 2026. Case counts and serious-charge counts are separate measures. Disclosures relate to the relevant affidavit filing dates.