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BHUBANESWAR: The election affidavits of two contestants — Naba Kishore Das and Kalikesh Singh Deo — point to massive wealth accumulated by their spouses . Their total cost is nearly Rs 9.33 crore.Naba Kishore, who recently quit Congress and joined BJD, won the 2009 elections from the Jharsuguda assembly seat. The list includes diamond tops and an emerald set worth Rs 9.90 lakh and Rs 8.80 lakh, respectively, 24 items made of metal and gemstone, a diamond solitaire ring, pearl and diamond sets, diamond tops and sapphire and diamond sets. After fielding him from Jharsuguda, BJD had to shift party loyalist Kishor Mohanty, who also enjoys a good support base in Jharsuguda, to Brajarajnagar. She now campaigns for her husband and was seen with her mother-in-law Vijaylaxmi Devi in the procession that followed Kalikesh as he went to file his nomination papers..