Gurdaspur, April 30: Days after joining Bharatiya Janata Party and being declared Lok Sabha candidate for Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat, Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol announced his net worth in his affidavit to be Rs 87.18 crore. In the affidavit, the superstar had mentioned his name as Ajay Singh Deol.

Deol filed his nomination district collectorate in Gurdaspur on Monday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and mentioned that his total assets, including that of his wife, Rs 87.18 crore. The affidavit says that his assets and liabilities showed his income to be Rs 63.82 lakh in 2017-18, Rs 96.29 lakh in 2016-17 and Rs 2.25 crore in 2015-16. Rahul Gandhi Has Net Worth of Rs 15.88 Crore, Income Grew Rs 6.4 Crore in 5 Years, Says Congress Chief's Lok Sabha Election 2019 Affidavit.

Apart from this, the national film award winner for his movies 'Ghayal' and 'Damini' put the values of moveable and immovable assets at Rs 60.46 crore and Rs 21 crore respectively. Deol's affidavit even stated that he has Rs 26 lakh as cash-in-hand with his wife Lynda Deol having Rs 16 lakh as cash-in-hand.

Along with this, Deol declared bank deposits and investments at Rs 9.36 lakh and Rs 1.43 crore respectively. Describing himself as professionally as an 'actor, director, producer in the film industry', Deol declared having vehicles worth Rs 1.69 crore. He also announced that he has gold jewellery worth Rs 1.56 crore belonging to his wife while affirming that he has no valuable articles in his personal possession. Amit Shah Has Net Worth of Rs 53.9 Lakh, Wife's Income Grew 16-Fold in 5 Years to Rs 2.3 Crore, Says BJP Chief's Lok Sabha Election 2019 Affidavit. 

In the affidavit, the 'Tariq pe Tariq' actor also declared agriculture land, non-agricultural land and a flat at Oshiwara complex in Mumbai with a total worth of Rs 21 crore. He mentioned a total liability of Rs 51.79 crore, including dues worth Rs 2.49 crore (with GST dues Rs 1.07 crore) to the government.

Regarding his educational qualification, the BJP leader mentioned having secured a diploma in acting and theatre from The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham (UK) in 1977-78. He showed his address as Dharmendra House, Ville Parle, Mumbai. PM Narendra Modi Has Net Worth of Rs 2.5 Crore, Holds MA Degree From Gujarat University, Says His Lok Sabha Election 2019 Affidavit

The renowned actor is contesting against sitting Congress MP and party candidate Sunil Jakhar, AAP's Peter Masih and PDA's Lal Chand from Gurdaspur. The polls will take place on May 19 and the counting of votes will take place on May 23.

(With Inputs From Agencies)

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