{"id":103302,"date":"2026-04-08T10:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/04\/08\/leema-rose-martin-lottery-kings-wife-leema-rose-martin-richest-in-tamil-nadu-poll-fray-with-rs-1049-crore-assets-chennai-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:49:36","slug":"leema-rose-martin-lottery-kings-wife-leema-rose-martin-richest-in-tamil-nadu-poll-fray-with-rs-1049-crore-assets-chennai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/04\/08\/leema-rose-martin-lottery-kings-wife-leema-rose-martin-richest-in-tamil-nadu-poll-fray-with-rs-1049-crore-assets-chennai-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Leema Rose Martin: Lottery king&#8217;s wife Leema Rose Martin richest in Tamil Nadu poll fray with Rs 1,049 crore assets | Chennai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix\">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130100143,imgsize-52250,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/leema-rose-martin.jpg\" alt=\"Lottery king's wife Leema Rose Martin richest in Tamil Nadu poll fray with Rs 1,049 crore assets\" title=\"Leema Rose Martin\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>TRICHY: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aiadmk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">AIADMK<\/a> candidate Leema Rose Martin, wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, who is contesting the Tamil Nadu assembly polls from Lalgudi constituency in Trichy, has declared total assets worth Rs 1,049.5 crore in the affidavit submitted along with her nomination papers on Monday, which makes her the richest candidate in the fray in the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The 58-year-old candidate, who studied till Class VI from a govt higher secondary school, is a resident of Coimbatore.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Leema has valued her movable assets at Rs 139.6 crore and her spouse&#8217;s at Rs 3,262 crore. Her immovable assets were valued at Rs 909.9 crore, and her husband&#8217;s at Rs 887.3 crore. In her 159-page poll affidavit, she has also declared investments in several sectors, including real estate, merchandise, gaming and hotel services.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>She has mentioned her annual income for FY 2024-25 as Rs 9.8 crore and her husband&#8217;s as Rs 11.3 crore. The couple had made donations to several political parties, including AIADMK and DMK. Their son, Jose Daison Martin, mentioned as dependent, has an annual income of Rs 19.5 crore. 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