India, Nov. 1 -- Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's wife earns Rs.1.69 crore annually, more than double his income of Rs.75.57 lakh, and owns a Geneva apartment worth around Rs.34 crore, according to his Rajya Sabha bypoll affidavit.

Laxmi Puri, a retired Indian foreign service officer who has also served as a diplomat and United Nations official, has declared movable assets worth Rs.10.66 crore, while her husband has declared assets worth Rs.6.54 crore. Her bank deposits of around Rs.1.02 crore are also higher than Puri's Rs.22.20 lakh, news agency PTI reported.

Puri, the union minister for petroleum and natural gas, filed his nomination on Saturday for the November 12 Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh. The BJP announced his...