India's richest woman, Savitri Jindal, to contest Haryana Assembly Elections from Hisar as Independent candidate

Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of steel and power conglomerate OP Jindal Group, has filed her nomination papers for the Haryana Assembly Elections scheduled for October 5. The 74-year-old filed her nomination on Thursday, the last day to file nominations, as an Independent candidate from the Hisar constituency.

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Savitri Jindal, the richest woman in India

With an estimated net worth of $29.1 billion, Savitri Jindal is the richest woman in India. The two-term MLA from Hisar is contesting as an Independent candidate in 2024 after the BJP fielded Haryana Minister and sitting MLA Kamal Gupta from the seat.

Savitri Jindal's declared assets

According to her election affidavit, Savitri Jindal has a net worth of ?270 crores. This includes movable assets worth ?190 crore and immovable assets worth ?80 crores.

Savitri Jindal's political journey

The wife of late industrialist OP Jindal, Savitri Jindal entered politics as a Congress MLA, succeeding her husband, who represented the constituency for a long time.

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Savitri Jindal was elected as an MLA from Hisar for the first time in 2005, and she was re-elected in 2009 and was made a minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in 2013.

However, after her son Naveen Jindal joined the BJP, Savitri Jindal also quit the Congress in March 2024.

Naveen Jindal, who had declared assets worth ?1,230 crore in the 2024 general elections, was the richest BJP candidate in Haryana and is currently the MP for Kurukshetra.

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Why is Savitri Jindal contesting as a rebel

The entry of the highly influential Savitri Jindal as a rebel candidate is expected to diminish the chances of the BJP candidate in Hisar.

According to Savitri Jindal, who was born in Tinsukia, Assam, it was the family's ties with Hisar that made her contest the elections again.

Hisar, Haryana: After filing her nomination, Savitri Jindal says, "Hisar is my family. My Hisar family directed me to file my nomination because I want to serve them for the next five years. This is my last election; I want to fight with love and serve them" pic.twitter.com/HOnCEwEXbL

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"I have pledged to serve Hisar for its development and transformation. The people of Hisar are my family, and Om Prakash Jindal had established my relationship with this family. The Jindal family has always served Hisar. I am fully dedicated to living up to the expectations of the people and maintaining their trust," she said.

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