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Havells India Listed

Havells India Limited ● Noida, Uttar Pradesh ● Founded 1958 ● havells.com ↗

Haveli Ram Gandhi · Founder of the original Havells switchgear company; sold it to Qimat Rai Gupta in 1971 (exact founding year for Gandhi's company is not stated in available sourcing) Qimat Rai Gupta · Acquired the Havells switchgear company from Gandhi in 1971 (had been Gandhi's distributor); separately set up his own electrical-trading shop in Old Delhi in 1958 that grew into the wider group

UndisclosedTotal funding (tracked)

0Funding rounds

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6,712Team size (sourced)

Havells India: Founders & Key People

Haveli Ram Gandhi

Founder of the original Havells switchgear company; sold it to Qimat Rai Gupta in 1971 (exact founding year for Gandhi's company is not stated in available sourcing)

Qimat Rai Gupta

Acquired the Havells switchgear company from Gandhi in 1971 (had been Gandhi's distributor); separately set up his own electrical-trading shop in Old Delhi in 1958 that grew into the wider group

Team size: 6,712 people (as reported by a public source).

FAQs on Havells India

Who founded Havells India?

Havells India was founded by Haveli Ram Gandhi, Qimat Rai Gupta in 1958.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the "source" links beside each entry. Profile sources: havells.com en.wikipedia.org www.bseindia.com · Last verified 27 Aug 2026. · Report a correction