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THE RECORD, WITH SOURCES
Last verified: 9 Nov 2026
Assets and liabilities are dated candidate declarations, not current valuations. An earlier election affidavit is not a declaration for the current election.
The returning officer declared Hardeep Singh Puri, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, elected unopposed from Madhya Pradesh on 5 November 2026. The by-election filled the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by L. Murugan, whose term was due to run through 2 April 2030.
Source: Gazette of India, by-election result S.O. 6058(E) ↗Document: 5 Nov 2026 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
Puri reported ₹15,000 in cash as of 19 July 2024 in his ministerial declaration. This is one asset entry.
₹15,000.00
Declaration date: 19 Jul 2024
Candidate-declaredSource: PMO ministerial declaration as of 19 July 2024 ↗Document: 19 Jul 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
The same declaration reported ₹25,000 in cash in the spouse column as of 19 July 2024. This is one asset entry.
₹25,000.00
Declaration date: 19 Jul 2024
Candidate-declaredSource: PMO ministerial declaration as of 19 July 2024 ↗Document: 19 Jul 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
The 19 July 2024 ministerial declaration reported a January 2005 apartment purchase price of ₹2,50,00,000 (₹2.5 crore) in the self-ownership column. The figure is the historical purchase price.
₹2,50,00,000.00
Declaration date: 19 Jul 2024
Candidate-declaredSource: PMO ministerial declaration as of 19 July 2024 ↗Document: 19 Jul 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
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Declaration date: 19 Jul 2024
Source: PMO ministerial declaration as of 19 July 2024 ↗Document: 19 Jul 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
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Declaration date: 19 Jul 2024
Source: PMO ministerial declaration as of 19 July 2024 ↗Document: 19 Jul 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
On 10 June 2024, the President allocated the Petroleum and Natural Gas portfolio to Puri on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan portfolio communiqué, 10 June 2024 ↗Document: 10 Jun 2024 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
The ministry biography records that Puri took up his post as the Indian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York on 4 May 2009. He held the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in August 2011 and November 2012.
Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, minister biography ↗Document: 6 Oct 2026 · Verified: 9 Nov 2026
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An allegation or pending case is not a conviction. Read the recorded status and document date. Missing information does not mean zero assets, zero liabilities or no cases.
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