Sheela Gautam (15 November 1931 – 8 June 2019) was an Indian billionaire politician and businesswoman.
[1] She was the founder and owner of Sheela Foam Limited, run by her son Rahul Gautam, which sells mattresses under the Sleepwell brand among others.
She represented the Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh for 13 years in row from June 1991 to May 2004.
[citation needed] Sheela Gautam was born in a Brahmin family[5] at gabhana Aligarh district.
In May 2004 elections she lost to Indian National Congress candidate Bijendra Singh by a margin of 2800 votes.