‘Lottery King’ wife Lima Rose emerges as richest candidate in Tamil Nadu elections 2026. india news
Tamil Nadu elections: ‘Lottery King’ wife Lima Rose richest in the fray with assets worth Rs 1,000 crore
New Delhi: Lima Rose, wife of “Lottery King” Santiago Martin, on Monday filed her nomination as AIADMK candidate from Lalgudi constituency, ANI reported. With declared assets of over Rs 1,049 crore, he is the richest candidate in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026.According to its election affidavit, Lima Rose reported an income of Rs 9.82 crore for 2024-25. Her husband Santiago Martin declared income of Rs 11.39 crore, while her son Jose Deson Martin declared income of Rs 19.56 crore, ANI said.
The affidavit shows that Lima Rose has movable assets worth Rs 139.62 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 909.94 crore. According to ANI, Santiago Martin’s movable and immovable assets are worth Rs 3,262.01 crore and Rs 887.36 crore respectively, while Jose Deson Martin’s movable assets are worth Rs 225.56 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 439.21 crore.
Lima Rose’s educational qualification is class six.
His nomination comes amid intense political campaigning in Tamil Nadu ahead of polling on April 23, the results of which will be declared on May 4, ANI reported.The main contest is expected to be between the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), which includes Congress, DMDK and VCK, and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which has BJP and PMK as its allies. actor turned leader Victory are set to make their electoral debut with TVK, which will potentially turn the election into a three-way contest, ANI said.On Sunday, Union Minister and BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that the NDA will form the next government in the state.“A spectacular campaign has started. Tomorrow, all our candidates will file nominations and there is a lot of excitement on the ground,” Goyal said. “We will definitely defeat the anti-Tamil Nadu, anti-India forces of DMK and Congress and the NDA will be victorious, form the next government in Tamil Nadu and serve the people with welfare and development.”