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Parag Shah

Parag Shah

Indian real estate developer (man infrastructure) and politician

Parag Kishorchandra Shah is an Indian real estate developer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] In 2019, he was elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Ghatkopar East constituency.

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Political career

In 2017, Shah contested Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika (BMC) election from ward 132 and won from there later.[2] He declared movable assets worth ₹670 crore (US$84 million) and immovable assets worth ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million) on his and his wife's name.[3] He was the richest contesting candidate in the election.[4]

Shah contested in 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Ghatkopar East constituency.[5] At this time, he declared his property worth ₹500.62 crore (US$63 million) and he was richest candidate in the election.[6] He won the election with margin of 53319 votes.[7][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "BJP's Parag Shah, the richest candidate in Maharashtra, wins with more than half the vote share in Ghatkopar East". Business Insider India. 24 October 2019.
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    "Richest candidate Parag Shah from BJP wins BMC elections". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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    Jain, Bhavika (9 February 2017). "BMC polls: BJP's Parag Shah is richest candidate, worth Rs 690 crore". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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    "Meet Parag Shah: Richest BMC candidate with Rs 690cr assets". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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    "With Rs 500 crore, BJP's Parag Shah is Maharashtra's richest contestant". The Times of India. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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    "At Rs 500.62 crore, BJP's Parag Shah is Mumbai's richest candidate". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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    Deshpande, Alok (25 October 2019). "Richest candidate wins by over 50,000 votes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


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