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# 452 Inder Jaisinghani $8.30B

Random fact: Polycab services about one-quarter of India's wire and cable market.

Overview

Jaisinghani is the chairman and managing director of Polycab, India’s largest manufacturer of wires and cables. The Mumbai-based company also produces a range of ceiling fans, light bulbs and water heaters. Polycab is publicly traded and reported revenue of 223.2 billion Indian rupee ($2.6 billion) in the year to March 2025.

As of :
Last change -$24.8M ( -0.3%)
YTD change +$199M ( +2.5%)
Biggest asset POLYCAB IN Equity
Country / Region India
Age 73
Industry Consumer
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The majority of Jaisinghani's fortune is derived from his majority stake in Polycab India, a producer and distributor of electronic equipment. Polycab is the largest manufacturer of wires and cables in India, according to its website.

He owns about 60% of the company, according to December 2025 stock exchange data. Shares held directly by relatives and through trusts are attributed to him in the calculation to reflect his status as chairman and managing director.

Karishma Shah, a spokesperson for Polycab, didn't respond to a request for comment on the net worth calculation

Biography

Jaisinghani was born in 1953.

His father, Thakurdas Jaisinghani, was originally from Pakistan but moved to India where he opened an electrical products store in 1964. In 1968, Thakurdas died suddenly and his three sons, including his then 15-year-old son Inder Jaisinghani, took over the business.

In the 1970s, the brothers set-up a manufacturing facility in order to make cables and wires, and it was incorporated as Polycab Industries in 1983.

Further growth followed and by 2013 Polycab has entered the 'switches' market. Soon after it began producing fans and LED lighting.

The company held an initial public offering in 2019.

Milestones
  • 1964 Jaisinghani’s father opens small hardware shop.
  • 1983 Polycab Industries is registered as a small-scale industrial unit.
  • 1997 Appointed chairman and director of Polycab.
  • 2019 Polycab goes public.

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