Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya | |
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| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2009 – May 2014[1] | |
| Preceded by | Chandrapal Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Uma Bharti |
| Constituency | Jhansi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-09-08)8 September 1962 (age 62)[2] Jhansi,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Snehalata Jain |
| Education | M.A., M.Com., L.L.B. |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of August, 2021 Source:[1] | |
Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya (born 8 September 1962), is an Indian politician fromIndian National Congress (INC), who wasMinister of State inMinistry of Rural Development in the2009 Union Cabinet.[3]
He was elected as aMember of Parliament in2009 Indian general election and had represented theJhansi constituency in15th Lok Sabha.
He was born on 8 September 1962 inJhansi,Uttar Pradesh to Vishnu Kumar Jain and Shanti Devi Jain.[4]
His educational qualifications include degrees of M.A., M.Com., andL.L.B. fromBundelkhand University. He is an advocate by profession.[5]
Pradeep was elected as a member ofUttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha fromJhansi constituency twice, first in 2004 By-election by defeating the heavy-weight BJP politician and former Cabinet Minister of U.P. Ravindra Shukla and then again in 2007 by defeating Industrialist and the owner of Baidyanath Pharmaceutical Co. by a record margin of 26.6% .[6] In 2009, he was elected to15th Lok Sabha fromJhansi in theIndian general election of 2009[7] and thereafter became Union Minister of State, for Rural Development,[8] and his inclusion in the ministry was seen as an indication of renewed importance given toBundelkhand politics by the Congress party.[9]
Pradeep is credited with installing statue of hockey legend from Jhansi,Dhyan Chand in the city.[10] Pradeep wrote the letter with signatures of 81 MP's to thenPM on 21 December 2011 for consideringBharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand.[11] HoweverSachin Tendulkar andC.N. Rao were selected for the award.[12]
Pradeep Jain contestedJhansi lok sabha seat in2014 Indian general election[13] but lost the seat toUma Bharti of theBJP.[14][15]
Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya's dedication to the welfare of the people occasionally brought him into conflict with the state government.[16] In his pursuit of the people's interests, he experienced periods of house arrest and faced legal proceedings. Despite these challenges, he remains committed to representing the interests of his constituents.
On 5 May 1992, Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya married Snehalata Jain, and the couple has two children. His son, Gaurav Jain, is an advocate who practices in the Supreme Court and represents the Indian National Congress on TV debates. He has also been associated with the Indian Youth Congress in various roles. His daughter, Somya, is an artist and works with an NGO focusing on art therapy for children..[17]
