Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj was voted as the most admired female
politician followed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a survey conducted by shaadi.com.
The matrimonial
website conducted the poll on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8)
to understand which successful Indian women are admired for striking a perfect
balance between their career and their family life.
Sushma Swaraj got 36.28
percent of the votes as the most admired female politician closely followed by
Sonia Gandhi (33.62 percent) and Jayalalitha (23.01 percent). The poll was
conducted through 19,000 Indians.
Gourav Rakshit, chief
operating officer (COO), shaadi.com said that, the survey seems to indicate
that the Indian youth admire women who despite their celebrity status, connect
with the masses in the digital space. The poll is part of the constant research
that shaadi.com conducts in its attempt to gauge the preferences of its members.
In the corporate
sector, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi got 71.63 percent votes as the
most admired and successful businesswoman followed by Reliance Foundation
chairperson Nita Ambani with 27.03 percent votes.
From Bollywood, model-turned-actress
Malaika Arora Khan topped the list with 51.05 percent respondents voting for
her, followed by actress Kajol, who got 42.03 percent of the votes.
In sports, London
Olympics bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom with 39.2 percent was voted as the most
successful sportstar followed by tennis star Sania Mirza who got 34.28 percent
and shooter Anjali Bhagwat, who got 20.72 percent votes.
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