Satyendar Kumar Jain | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung Anil Baijal Vinai Kumar Saxena |
Cabinet | Kejriwal ministry - III |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | Kiran Walia |
Succeeded by | President's Rule |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Constituency | Shakur Basti |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Preceded by | Shyam Lal Garg |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Constituency | Shakur Basti |
Personal details | |
Born | Kirthal, Uttar Pradesh | 3 October 1964
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse(s) | Poonam Jain |
Children | Soumya Jain and Shreya Jain |
Education | Architecture |
Occupation | Politician |
Portfolio | Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood Control. |
Satyendar Kumar Jain is a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Delhi and a politician from Aam Aadmi Party.[1] He is one of the seven cabinet ministers in the Government of Delhi led by Arvind Kejriwal.[2] His portfolio includes Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood Control.[2] He is currently in his third term as Delhi Health Minister. In his First tenure he served as Health & Family welfare, Gurudwara Elections and Industries Minister from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014 and, In his Second tenure he served as Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Transport, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood Control from 14 February to 13 February 2020 in the previous AAP Governments.[3] Jain is an architect by profession.[4]
Early life
Satyedar Jain was born in Village Kirthal, District Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from Ramjas School, No.2, Delhi and completed Graduation in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Architects.[5]
Political career
Jain began his foray into politics after becoming involved with Anna Hazare's movement against corruption.[6]
Prior to his involvement with politics Jain worked at the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), later quitting the job to set up an architectural consultancy firm.[3] Jain has also been involved in work with social welfare organizations; he has been involved with Drishti, an organization working to help the visually impaired and SPARSH, an organization dedicated to the empowerment and welfare of the physically and mentally challenged. He served as Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood control.[2] He is currently in his third term as Delhi Health Minister. In his First tenure he served as Health & Family welfare, Gurudwara Elections and Industries Minister from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014 and, In his Second tenure he served as Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Transport, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood control from 14 February to 13 February 2020. He was re-elected from Shakur Basti Assembly Constituency in the recent[when?] Assembly elections and is presently serving as Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood control, Government of NCT of Delhi.[5]
Jain won for the third time in a row from Shakur Basti Assembly with a margin of 7,592 votes.
He is also said to be a close aide of Arvind Kejriwal.[6][7][8]
In 2022, Jain was appointed in charge of the Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh.[9]
Jain has been accused by the Enforcement Directorate of money laundering after CBI filed a case in 2017. Jain was questioned in 2018 after which there was no major progress in the case.[9]
In early 2022, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal stated that he had information from sources that government agencies were planning to arrest Jain just before the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. AAP won the Punjab elections. Jain had stated, "They (ED) are welcome to come whenever they want. Even before this, they have raided me twice but all has been in vain. This is all politics and they did it during the last Punjab elections also. ED, CBI all are welcome. I am ready, if they want to arrest me, they can arrest me." In May 2022, ED arrested him in the 2017 case. Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia condemned the arrest called it a fake case.[9]
Cabinet Minister, Delhi
He is a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi.
- Home.
- Health.
- Public Works Department.
- Power.
- Water.
- Industries.
- Urban development.
- Irrigation.
- Flood Control.
- Labour.
- Employment.
Personal life
Jain lived with his family in Saraswati Vihar in North West Delhi, and now lives in a government bungalow in Civil lines. His father was a retired teacher who moved to Delhi after Jain's birth from his hometown Kirthal in Baghpat tehsil, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.[6]
On 17 June 2020, Jain tested positive for COVID-19.[10]
In June 2020, all Jain's departments were temporarily taken over by the Dyt. C.M Manish Sisodia, citing his health issues as he himself was battling the COVID-19 virus. However, Jain retained the status of a minister without any department.[citation needed]
Earlier, Jain travelled from one hospital to another and was keeping a close look on the circumstances and developments in the hospitals while treating COVID patients.[citation needed]
On 20 June 2020 he was administered plasma therapy at the hospital in Saket, and on 24 June it was reported that his condition had improved considerably. On 2 May 2021 his father died due to COVID-19.[11]
Electoral performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Satyender Kumar Jain | 40,232 | 42.30 | ||
BJP | Shyam Lal Garg | 33,170 | 34.87 | -15.33 | |
INC | Dr. S. C. Vats | 18,799 | 19.76 | -25.47 | |
Independent | Jawahar Lal Luthra | 1,321 | 1.39 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 583 | 0.61 | ||
Majority | 7,062 | 7.42 | |||
Turnout | 95,252 | 70.85 | +12.52 | ||
AAP gain from BJP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Satyender Kumar Jain | 51,530 | 48.67 | +6.37 | |
BJP | S. C. Vats | 48,397 | 45.71 | +10.84 | |
INC | Chaman Lal Sharma | 4,812 | 4.54 | -15.22 | |
NOTA | None | 438 | 0.41 | ||
Majority | 3,133 | 2.96 | -4.46 | ||
Turnout | 1,05,899 | 71.91 | |||
AAP hold | Swing | +6.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Satyendar Jain | 51,165 | 51.60 | +2.93 | |
BJP | S. C. Vats | 43,573 | 43.94 | -1.77 | |
INC | Dev Raj Arora | 3,382 | 3.41 | -1.13 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 641 | 0.65 | +0.23 | |
BSP | Asha Ram | 289 | 0.29 | +0.07 | |
Majority | 7,592 | 7.66 | +4.70 | ||
Turnout | 99,245 | 67.87 | -4.03 | ||
AAP hold | Swing | +2.93 |
References
- ^ "Aam Aadmi Party sends list of proposed cabinet to Lt Governor". www.aamaadmiparty.org. Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Delhi Govt Portal - Cabinet Ministers". delhi.gov.in. Government of NCT of Delhi, India. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Delhi Govt Portal - Shri Satyendar Jain". delhi.gov.in. Government of NCT of Delhi, India. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ The Hindu (28 December 2013). "Satyendra Kumar Jain: From architect to minister". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Delhi Govt Portal". web.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Who'll be AAP ministers? Kejriwal keeps cards close to chest". www.hindustantimes.com. HT Media Limited. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Drishti - Background". drishtiindia.org. Drishti Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "About Sparsh". www.thesparsh.org. TheSparsh.org. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "ED Arrests Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain; 'Fake Case Ahead of HP Polls', Says Sisodia". The Wire. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Tests Positive For Coronavirus". NDTV.COM. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Delhi Health Minister shifted out of ICU, Condition Better". NEWS18.COM.
- ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12027-general-legislative-election-2020/[dead link]