Naveen JindalDOCKET NO. 80276

AGE

54

EDUCATION

MBA, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

TERMS SERVED

2

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Industrialist (Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited)

DECLARED ASSETS

Rs 1241 Crore (as per 2024 affidavit)

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

Son of late O.P. Jindal, founder of the Jindal Group and former Minister of Power in the Haryana Government. Mother Savitri Jindal is also a politician and minister. Brother of prominent industrialists (Sajjan, Ratan, Prithviraj Jindal).

An industrialist and former Member of Parliament, he is the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited. He is notable for his successful legal battle to grant all Indian citizens the right to display the national flag.

ATTENDANCE

79.2%

QUESTIONS ASKED

112

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

26

MPLADS UTILIZATION

38.7%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹6.05 Cr

UNSPENT

₹8.65 Cr

UTILIZATION

41.1%

WORKS COMPLETED

113

WORKS RECOMMENDED

88

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 2 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Promised to develop Kurukshetra as a major tourist and economic hub in line with PM Modi's vision of a developed India.

   UNVERIFIED

   Viksit Kurukshetra, Viksit Rashtra · SOURCE: 2024 Election Nukkad Sabhas

2. 02. Appealed for votes on the basis of strengthening a stable, strong national government to secure the future of the younger generation.

   UNVERIFIED

   National Security and Stability · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Rallies

None declared in his latest (2024) affidavit.

• A primary figure in the high-profile Coal Block Allocation Scam (Coalgate), faci

  HIGH · UNDER-TRIAL

  A primary figure in the high-profile Coal Block Allocation Scam (Coalgate), facing multiple CBI charge sheets regarding the alleged illegal allocation of coal blocks to JSPL.

  2012-2013 · SOURCE: Wikipedia - Indian coal allocation scam, Forbes, Tribune India, Delhi court records

• Involved in an alleged extortion controversy with Zee News editors in 2012 over

  MEDIUM · SETTLED

  Involved in an alleged extortion controversy with Zee News editors in 2012 over the airing of stories related to the coal scam. [Verification note: Partially verified: Zee News editors were arrested on complaint of extortion by JSPL; case dismissed by magistrate. Dispute settled in 2018.]

  2012 · SOURCE: News Laundry, Latestly, Zee-Jindal dispute

• His switch from the Congress to the BJP weeks before the 2024 elections drew imm

  LOW · ALLEGED

  His switch from the Congress to the BJP weeks before the 2024 elections drew immense criticism from the opposition, who cited it as an example of politicians defecting to the ruling party to avoid corruption investigations by central agencies.

  March 2024 · SOURCE: The Week, India TV, Business Today

• Switched from INC (Indian National Congress) to BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) in March 2024, just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

• [1] MyNeta 2024
• [2] MyNeta 2014
• [3] PRS Legislative Research (15th Lok Sabha historic data)
• [4] 2024 Election Nukkad Sabhas
• [5] 2024 Campaign Rallies