3 Family Members, 3 Parties, 3 Wins: Big Draw For Lottery Baron In Polls

Tuesday, 5 May 2026Newsdesk

Leemarose Martin, wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, contested from the Lalgudi constituency and defeated TVK'S Ku Pa Krishnan by 2,739 votes.

New Delhi 05 May 2026

As per news report of NDTV,Leemarose Martin, an AIADMK candidate from Lalgudi in Tamil Nadu. Aadhav Arjuna, the TVK candidate from Vikkivakkam in Tamil Nadu. Jose Charles Martin, the LJK candidate from Kamaraj Nahar in Puducherry. There is more than one thing common among these three candidates. One, of course, is that they have emerged victorious in the 2026 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Assembly elections. Second, they all belong to the family of India's 'lottery king' Santiago Martin, a major political donor through electoral bonds.

Source - NDTV