Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya (born 8 September 1962), is an Indian politician from

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(INC), who was

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in the 2009 Union Cabinet. He was elected as a

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and had represented the

Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative hea ...

constituency in

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Early life and education

He was born on 8 September 1962 in

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to Vishnu Kumar Jain and Shanti Devi Jain. His educational qualifications include degrees of M.A., M.Com., and

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from

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. He is an advocate by profession.

Career

Pradeep was elected as a member of

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from Jhansi constituency in 2007. In 2009, he was elected to

from

in the Indian general election of 2009 and thereafter became Union Minister of State, for Rural Development, and his inclusion in the ministry was seen as an indication of renewed importance given to

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politics by the Congress party. Pradeep is credited with installing statue of hockey legend from Jhansi,

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in the city. Pradeep wrote the letter with signatures of 81 MP's to then PM on 21 December 2011 for considering

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for Dhyan Chand. However

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and C.N. Rao were selected for the award. Pradeep Jain contested Jhansi lok sabha seat in

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but lost the seat to

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of the

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Personal life

On 5 May 1992, he married Snehalata Jain and the couple have two children, a son and a daughter.

References

External links

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Pradeep Jain aditya, website

Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya, Official webpage
at

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website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aditya, Pradeep Kumar Jain Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1968 births Living people Politicians from Jhansi 21st-century Indian Jains Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007 India MPs 2009–2014 Union ministers of state of India Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election