Suresh Jain | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ishwarlal Shankarlal Jain |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Damu Bhole |
| Constituency | Jalgaon City |
| Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra State Government | |
| In office 1995–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Other political affiliations | • Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party[1][2] |
| Residence(s) | Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India |
| Profession | Politician |
Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Jain, (known as Suresh Jain), is an Indian politician from Jalgaon, Maharashtra. He changed his party affiliation a number of times in his political career and has been elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha for a record nine times.[3][needs update]He is a convicted criminal in the Jalgaon housing scam.
He was a minister in Maharashtra government and was a main conspirator in Jalgaon Gharkul Ghotala (transl. Jalgaon housing scam).[4][5][6] The court granted him 7 year imprisonment when found guilty. Due to the scam Jalgaon Municipal Corporation lost 150 crore rupees. It is considered as one of the massive corruption scam in Maharashtra.[7][8]
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Political career
Jain was elected from Jalgaon constituency in 1980 as an Indian National Congress (Indira) candidate, in 1985 as an Indian Congress (Socialist) candidate, in 1990 as an Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha candidate, in 1995 as an Indian National Congress candidate, in 1999 as a Shiv Sena candidate, in 2004, as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate and in 2009, he was elected from Jalgaon City constituency as a Shiv Sena candidate.
1980 to 2014 Elected nine times consecutively as MLA to the State of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. During this period, he has been elected / selected to different political positions as under:
In the 1990s Jain was in the Shiv Sena party and served as a state minister. He was a prominent leader for Shivsena in North Maharashtra.[9]
Jalgaon housing scam
In 1996, Jain was the main accused in the Jalgaon housing scam and was sentenced to jail. Jalgaon police arrested him in March 2012 on the basis of inquiry report submitted by then Jalgaon municipal commissioner Pravin Gedam. [10] The Jalgaon district court found him guilty, convicted him in this crime and sentenced fine of ₹110 crore with seven years of imprisonment.[11][12]
Positions held
- 1980: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1985: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1990: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assemblybam
- 1995: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1995: Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra State Government
- 1999: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
source:[13]
References
- ^ "NCP MLA Suresh Jain joins Shiv Sena". The Indian Express. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Sena MLA Suresh Jain arrested in 1997 housing scam". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Marpakwar, Prafulla (6 October 2009). "Musical seats: Will this neta win nine times in a row?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- ^ "घरकुल घोटाळा प्रकरण: सुरेश जैन यांना सात वर्षांचा कारावास". BBC News मराठी (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Shiv Sena MLA Suresh Jain seeks bail in Jalgaon housing scam". www.google.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Former Maharashtra minister Sureshdada Jain hospitalised following chest pain, breathlessness". The Times of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "घरकुल घोटाळा प्रकरण: सुरेश जैन यांना सात वर्षांचा कारावास". BBC News मराठी (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Loans taken for cheap homes, 'diverted to front company' - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "नाथाभाऊंची इच्छा होती कि सुरेशदादा मुख्यमंत्री झाले पाहिजे". Jalgaon Live News (in Marathi). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Sena MLA Suresh Jain arrested in 1997 housing scam". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Jalgaon housing scam: State govt yet to grant sanction to hold trial". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Two former Maharashtra ministers convicted in Rs 110-crore Jalgaon housing scam case". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jalgaon City Assembly Constituency".
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