Chandigarh: Independent candidate Savitri Jindal, India’s richest woman, has achieved a significant victory in the Hisar Assembly constituency, defeating BJP’s Kamal Gupta and Congress candidate Ram Niwas Rara by a margin of 18,941 votes.
Expressing her gratitude to the residents, Jindal posted on X, “Abhaar Hisar Parivar” (Gratitude to the family of Hisar). At 74, Jindal marks her third win in Hisar, having previously claimed the seat as a Congress MLA in 2005 and 2009.
She entered politics following the death of her husband, OP Jindal, in 2005, and currently heads the Jindal Group, a conglomerate involved in steel, power, mining, and infrastructure. Her leadership has garnered international recognition, including the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award.
Jindal first represented Hisar in the Haryana Assembly in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009. She served as a minister in the Haryana government in 2013 but parted ways with the Congress in March.
According to Forbes, her personal wealth is estimated at ₹3.65 lakh crore, making her the richest woman in India and the fifth-richest individual in the country, with a net worth of $36.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of September 28, 2024.
Her fortune primarily stems from her family’s holdings in JSW Steel and other ventures. In her election affidavit, Jindal reported assets worth ₹270 crore, including ₹80 crore in immovable property.
Her main political rival, Kamal Gupta, served as the Minister of Urban Development and Housing in Haryana since December 2021 and has previously been elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly in both 2014 and 2019.
