A lesson from Assembly Election Results 2017: Money can't buy everything
Only one of the five richest contestants managed to win in UP. And even he, was trailing initially
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The richest candidates did not have it easy. Only one of the top five managed to win in Uttar Pradesh. Even he, Shah Alam urf Guddu Jamali was trailing at Mubarakpur before romping home by a few hundred votes. Other losers did not even manage the second place. one of them even lost the deposit. A Nawab bit the dust but a Rani won. Money was not everything in this election.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Age of candidate | Total assets (Rs cr) | Position |
| Nazir Ahamad | Agra South | Congress | 59 | 211.47 | 3 |
| Shah Alam Urf Guddu Jamali | Mubarakpur | BSP | 43 | 118.76 | won |
| Satish Kumar Sharma | Mant | BJP | 56 | 114.29 | 3 |
| Nawab Kazim Ali Khan | Suar | BSP | 56 | 97.23 | 3 |
| Subhash Chandra | Chail | Independent | 51 | 70.04 | 5 |
| Vinayshankar | Chillupar | BSP | 49 | 67.66 | won |
| Rani Pakshalika Singh | Bah | BJP | 56 | 58.29 | won |
| Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi | Allahabad South | BJP | 42 | 57.11 | won |
| Umlesh Yadav | Sahaswan | Rashtriya Parivartan Dal | 59 | 55.10 | 3 |
| Aijaz Ahmad | Nautanwa | BSP | 37 | 52.30 | 4 |
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