WEB DESK
BJP sitting MP and renowned film star Hema Malini is a billionaire with the value of her assets having increased by a whopping Rs 34.46 crore in the last five years, according to an affidavit filed by her with the poll panel in Mathura.
The affidavit shows Hema Malini presently owns total wealth including bungalows, jewellery, cash, shares and term deposits worth over Rs 101 crore, while five years ago before the 2014 general elections, her total assets had been valued at nearly Rs 66 crore.
The value of her actor-husband Dharmendra Singh Deol’s assets grew to Rs 12.30 crore during the corresponding period, according to Hema Malini’s affidavit, detailing her assets and liabilities along with those of her spouse.
The affidavit was submitted by her to the Election Commission of India while filing her nomination as Lok Sabha candidate from the Mathura parliamentary constituency.
The affidavit, accompanied by her income tax returns for the last five years, reveals that the couple earned Rs 10 crore each during the last five years. In her IT returns, Hema Malini has shown an income of Rs 15.93 lakh in 2013-14 against that of over Rs 1.19 crore in 2017-18.
The affidavit shows her income to be Rs 3.12 crore in 2014-15, Rs 1.19 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 4.30 crore in 2016-17.