Congress candidate Savitri Jindal declared her total assets size amounting to Rs108.17 crore, about 147 per cent higher than what she declared during last Assembly polls.
Mother of industrialist and politician Naveen Jindal, 64-year-old Savitri Jindal today filed her nomination papers from Hisar Assembly constituency.
In an affidavit filed along with nomination papers, Jindal has declared movable and immovable assets size of Rs55.20 crore and Rs52.97 crore, respectively. Notably, Savitri Jindal has featured in the Forbes list of 100 richest Indians this year. Jindal has been ranked 12th in the list, which is topped by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani with a fortune of $23.6 billion.
She has retained the tag of being the richest woman in India with a net worth of USD 6.4 billion, according to the annual India rich list compiled by business magazine Forbes.
During 2009 Assembly polls in Haryana, Jindal had declared movable and immovable assets of Rs17.75 crore and Rs25.94 crore, respectively. Not owning any vehicle, Jindal has declared cash amounting to Rs33,000, while showing investments in equity shares and mutual funds amounting to Rs37.09 crore. During 2009 polls, Jindal had shown investments in shares amounting to Rs8.97 crore.
She has also declared bank deposits and FDR to the tune of Rs7.25 crore as against declaration of bank deposits of Rs24.09 lakh in 2009 elections. Among her movable assets, Jindal has declared jewelry including gold, diamonds and silver amounting to Rs10.47 crore.
During 2009 polls, Jindal had declared jewelry worth Rs3.68 crore.
While declaring her immovable assets, Jindal has shown farm land in Mumbai and commercial land in Hisar including inherited properties worth Rs52.97 crore, as per her affidavit. She has also shown liability towards bank loan or any other financial institution at Rs30,000.
Jindal, who is chairperson of OP Jindal Group, has shown her educational qualification of 10+1 from Allahabad in 1964.