Soumini Jain is an Indian politician. She served as the

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of Cochin Corporation between 2015 and 2020. She belongs to the

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. On the council, Soumini represented the municipal corporation's 36th division (Elamkulam).

Early life

Soumini Jain was born in

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in a top Hindu Nair family. She is the daughter of P K Menon. She received a graduation degree from the

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and did her Masters in Economics from Kerala University. She has married a businessman Jain and they are the parents of Padmini Jain and Varun Jain. Soumini Jain was put forward as a candidate to be mayor in 2015. The mayor would normally serve for a term of five years.

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