Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Jain, better known as Sureshdada Jain, is an Indian politician from

Jalgaon Jalgaon () is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the “''Banana City of Indi ...

, Maharashtra. He changed his party affiliation a number of times in his political career and has been elected to the

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for a record nine times. He was a minister in Maharashtra government and was a main conspirator in ''Jalgaon Gharkul Ghotala'' ().

Political career

Jain was elected from Jalgaon constituency in 1980 as an

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candidate, in 1985 as an

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candidate, in 1990 as an

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candidate, in 1995 as an

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candidate, in 1999 as a Shiv Sena candidate, in 2004, as a

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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 North Maharashtra or Uttar Maharashtra is a geographical region in the Maharashtra state of India. It comprises the Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar, and Jalgaon districts. It borders the state of Gujarat to the northwest, Paschim Maharashtra to the south ...

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 on the basis of inquiry report submitted by then Jalgaon municipal commissioner Pravin Gedam. The Jalgaon district court found him guilty, convicted him in this crime and sentenced fine of 110 crore with seven years of imprisonment.

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:

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