Pradeep Jain Aditya
| Pradeep Kumar Jain 'Aditya' | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 September 1962 Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Snehalata Jain |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pradeep Kumar Jain 'Aditya' (born 8 September 1962), is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress (INC), who was Minister of State in Ministry of Rural Development in the 2009 Union Cabinet.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament in Indian general election, 2009 and had represented the Jhansi constituency in 15th Lok Sabha.
He was born on 8 September 1962 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh to Vishnu Kumar Jain and Shanti Devi Jain.
His educational qualifications include degrees of M.A., M.Com., and L.L.B. from Bundelkhand University. He is an advocate by profession.
Pradeep was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Jhansi constituency in 2007. In 2009, he was elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Jhansi 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 an indication of renewed importance given to Bundelkhand politics by the Congress party.
Pradeep is credited in installing statue of hockey legend from Jhansi, Dhyan Chand in the city. Pradeep wrote the letter with signatures of 81 MP's to then PM on 21 December 2011 for considering Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand. However Sachin Tendulkar and C.N. Rao were selected for the award.
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