Kottayam, March 31 -- A literature graduate and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) candidate from the Ettumanoor seat in Keralam Ashna Thambi's election affidavit declares her net worth as just Rs 84. On the day of filing her nomination, Ashna said she had only Rs 40 in cash and Rs 44 in her bank account.

26-year-old Ashna Thambi told ANI that the party is raising money from people for election campaign.

"On the day of nomination filing, I only had that money in my hand. I belong to a poor family and I am a full-time worker of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), which represents a people's movement. We are actually collecting money from the people who support us because we work for the people. So, we are raising money ...