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NEW DELHI,APR 4 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared assets worth over Rs 20 crore in his election affidavit on Thursday.

The affidavit filed with the Election Commission of India (ECI) revealed that Gandhi possesses movable assets valued at Rs 9,24,59,264, with approximately 90% (Rs 8,16,94,091) attributed to investments in mutual funds and stocks.

The 53-year-old Congress MP from Wayanad owns shares in 25 listed companies, ranging from established blue-chip stocks to promising small-cap ventures. As of March 15, 2024, the total value of his stock holdings exceeded Rs 4.33 crore.

Gandhi holds the highest number of stocks (4,068) in a smallcap company known as Suprajit Engineering, which had a market value of over Rs 16.65 lakh as of March 15. However, it has increased to over Rs 17 lakh as of April 4.

It may be noted that the stock has gained over 20% in a year, and it was trading at Rs 420.40 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at 2.26 pm.

Among his other top stock holdings – in terms of volume – were ITC and ICICI Bank. Gandhi holds 3,093 shares in ITC worth Rs 12.96 lakh and 2,299 shares in ICICI Bank worth Rs 24.83 lakh. Both the market values are as of March 15.

Gandhi’s 1,474 stocks in Pedilite Industries stood at Rs 42.27 lakh as of March 15 and was his biggest holding in terms of market value. Other prominent ones were Asian Paints (Rs 35.29 lakh), Bajaj Finance (Rs 35.89 lakh), Nestle India (Rs 35.67 lakh) and Titan Company (Rs 32.58 lakh).

His portfolio also includes stocks like Alkyl Amines, Deepak Nitrite, Divi’s Laboratories, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Britannia Industries.

Investment in 7 mutual funds

Rahul Gandhi has investments to the tune of Rs 3.81 crore in seven mutual funds, including small and midcap ones as well.

His largest investment was in HDFC Small Cap regular (growth) with a market value of Rs 1.23 crore, followed by ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund with a market value of Rs 1.02 crore. Data indicates that the Net Asset Value (NAV) of HDFC Small Cap regular (growth) scheme has surged by 51.85% in the past year.

Gandhi also holds investments in HDFC Hybrid Debt Fund (G), valued at Rs 79 lakh. He has investments worth over Rs 19 lakh each in HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund – Direct Plan, ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund Growth, and Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund (Direct Plan). He also has investments in HDFC Smallcap direct plan (growth) totaling Rs 17 lakh.

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Furthermore, he has invested in sovereign gold bonds, holding 220 units of Sovereign Gold Bond 2020-21, with a value of Rs 15.21 lakh as of March 15.

In addition to stocks and mutual funds, Rahul Gandhi’s Public Provident Fund had a balance of Rs 61.52 lakh as of March 15.

He possesses immovable assets valued at Rs 11.15 crore. Additionally, he declared Rs 55,000 in cash on hand and a combined balance of Rs 26.25 lakh across his two bank accounts.

-PTI