8 DECEMBER2023INFOCUSINFOCUSAccording to a recent report, software tycoon Azim Premji, founder chairman of Wipro, has been surpassed in net worth by Savitri Jindal, chairperson emeritus of the power and steel conglomerate OP Jindal Group.Savitri Jindal is the richest Indian woman, according to Forbes India's 2023 Rich List, with a net worth of $24 billion (Rs 199,656 crore). On the list of the 100 billionaires in India, she is one of nine female billionaires.Over the past two years, Savitri Devi Jindal's company has experienced a significant increase of approximately 87 per cent. On the other hand, during the same period, Azim Premji's net worth decreased by 42 per cent. In India, Azim Premji ranked third richest person, behind Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. But over the past two years, Wipro's share value has drastically decreased--a $24 billion decline as of Monday.Savitri Devi Jindal, a prominent figure in India's steel, cement, and infrastructure sectors, is currently ruling the top 10 richest tycoons in India while Azim Premji holds the sixth position with a stake in Wipro valued at around $16.5 billion.JSW Energy with 59 per cent, Jindal Steel & Power with 24 per cent, and JSW Steel with 10 per cent, all have witnessed significant growth in 2023. Jindal Steel & Power's stock surged by 5 per cent, reaching a 52-week high of Rs 728.95 on the NSE, while Shapoor Pallonji Mistry's Tata Group stock ranking also increased.Shapoor Pallonji Mistry and Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Technologies, are among the top 10 richest tycoons list, followed by Lakshmi Mittal, Radhakishan Damani, Kumar Birla, and Cyrus Poonawalla. According to the SBI Report, women voters will increase at a significant rate compared to men by 2029. It is expected that by the end of this decade, there will be a significant change in India's electoral landscape.The SBI report predicts that 68 crore voters will cast their votes in the next general election in 2024, with 33 crore (or 49 per cent) of those voters being women. According to the SBI report, starting in 2029, the number of registered women voters (37 crore) may surpass that of registered men voters (36 crore).The report further mentioned that in 2047, women's voter turnout might rise to 55 per cent while men's turnout might decline to 45 per cent as over the past ten years, women's involvement in Indian politics has increased.There were only eight crore voters in the 1951 elections continuing in the 2009 elections, India saw around 42 crore voters with 19 crore being female. 2014 saw a 13.7 crore rise in voter turnout, reaching 55 crore, of which 26 crore were female. For women, it was 5.8x higher and for men, it was 5.2x.The Lok Sabha elections of 2019 saw a higher percentage of female voters than male voters. In the 2019 general election, 67.18 per cent of female voters cast their votes, compared to 67.01 per cent of male voters.In state assembly elections, the female voter's count has increased even more. 18 of the 23 major states where polls conducted over the previous five years have witnessed women turning out to vote at higher rates than men did. To be noted, out of those 18 states, 10 saw higher voter turnout among women than among men, and in those 10 states, the same government was re-elected.Women currently make up 15 percent of the 17th Lok Sabha's total membership. On average, women make up 9 per cent of the members of state legislative assemblies.In national legislatures across Scandinavia, including Sweden, Norway, and South Africa, the representation of women exceeds 45 per cent whereas Japan runs at just 10 per cent. SAVITRI DEVI'S JINDAL GROUP SURPASSEDWIPRO'S NET WORTH2029 ELECTIONS: INDIAN FEMALE VOTERS TO SURPASS MALE VOTERS
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