In recent news, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Misra have reportedly married in a private ceremony in Germany on May 3, 2025. While details of the ceremony remain private, Moitra has publicly acknowledged the marriage on social media, expressing gratitude for well-wishes.
Both Mahua Moitra and Pinaki Misra are seasoned politicians who have also disclosed their financial assets through election affidavits.
Mahua Moitra’s Financial Overview:
As per her 2024 election affidavit, Mahua Moitra’s net worth is approximately ₹3.5 Crore. Her financial details include:
- Annual Income: ₹12.07 lakh for the financial year 2022-23. This marks a significant increase from her income five years prior, which was ₹5,51,080.
- Cash: ₹50,000.
- Bank Deposits: Over ₹1.89 crore in various bank accounts, including approximately ₹5.35 lakh in a NatWest Bank account in London.
- Fixed Deposits: Fixed deposits totaling ₹1.78 crore in private banks.
- Investments: Around ₹14.74 lakh in bonds, debentures, and shares, and ₹3.72 lakh in Public Provident Fund (PPF).
- Jewellery: Her jewellery holdings are substantial, valued at approximately ₹1.37 crore. This includes a 3.2-carat diamond ring valued at ₹80 lakh, 150 grams of gold worth ₹9.41 lakh, a silver dinner set worth ₹2.72 lakh, a silver tea set worth ₹1.17 lakh, and various other silver items and miscellaneous jewellery.
- Other Assets: She also possesses artwork valued at ₹30 lakh and a Mahindra Scorpio car purchased in 2016 for ₹4.73 lakh.
- Immovable Assets: As per her 2024 affidavit, Mahua Moitra does not own any immovable assets like agricultural land or residential properties.
- Liabilities: She has declared no liabilities as of her 2024 affidavit.
Pinaki Misra’s Financial Overview:
Pinaki Misra, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and a four-time Lok Sabha MP from Puri, Odisha, has a significantly higher declared net worth. His assets have shown a considerable increase over the years:
- Declared Assets:
- 2004: ₹20 crore
- 2009: ₹29 crore
- 2014: ₹137 crore
- 2019: According to his 2019 election affidavit, his total assets were approximately ₹117.47 crore, consisting of movable assets worth ₹89.87 crore and immovable assets worth ₹27.60 crore.
- Cash: As of 2019, he declared ₹26.42 lakh in cash.
- Bank Deposits: Over ₹1.08 crore in bank deposits and fixed deposits in 2019.
- Investments: Substantial investments in bonds (₹50 lakh), shares (over ₹6.92 crore), and mutual funds (over ₹57.12 crore) as of 2019.
- Insurance Policies: Life insurance policies valued at over ₹3.43 crore in 2019.
- Loans/Advances Given: He had given personal loans and advances to individuals and companies totaling over ₹8.85 crore in 2019.
- Motor Vehicles: His vehicle collection in 2019 included a Hyundai Creta (worth ₹16.06 lakh), a Mercedes (worth ₹1.44 crore), and a Mercedes GLA 200 Sports (worth ₹36.76 lakh).
- Jewellery: In 2019, his jewellery was valued at over ₹28.79 lakh, while his then-spouse’s jewellery was valued at over ₹1.45 crore.
- Other Assets: This included paintings valued at over ₹5.41 crore in 2019.
- Immovable Assets: His immovable assets in 2014 included a house in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar (worth ₹10 crore), and houses in New Delhi at Gulf Link Road (₹47.5 crore), Jungpura (₹3.50 crore), and Jorbag (₹22 crore), along with agricultural land in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
- Liabilities: He had declared liabilities of approximately ₹2.19 crore in 2019.
The union of these two prominent political figures brings together their diverse financial backgrounds, with Pinaki Misra’s declared assets significantly surpassing those of Mahua Moitra.