The value of assets belonging to B.Y. Raghavendra, BJP candidate from Shivamogga and son of former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, has almost doubled over a period of four years.

Mr. Raghavendra, who has declared himself as an agriculturist, entrepreneur and businessman, has put down the total value of the assets of his family, including those of his wife Tejaswini, to be Rs. 58.59 crore. While the value of his own assets totals to Rs. 51.63 crore now, it is up from the Rs. 27 crore that he had declared while filing nomination for the byelection to Shikaripura Assembly constituency in 2014.

Of his assets, the moveable ones are worth Rs. 29.93 crore. He has also declared an income of Rs. 1.12 crore during 2017-18, while his wife earned Rs. 29.51 lakh.

He is also facing a criminal case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

The total liabilities of Mr. Raghavendra and his wife stand at Rs. 1.33 crore, including Rs. 61.24 lakh borrowed by him as loan and Rs. 72.25 lakh borrowed by his wife.

Meanwhile, his opponent and Janata Dal (United) candidate Mahima Patel has declared the value of assets held by his family as Rs. 12.46 crore. He and his wife have a liability of Rs. 1.2 crore.