Sureshdada Jain
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Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Jain, also known as Suresh Jain and Sureshdada Jain, is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician from Jalgaon in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. He changed his party affiliation a number of times in his political career and has been elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...

 for the record nine times. He was elected from Jalgaon constituency in 1980 as an Indian National Congress (Indira) candidate, in 1985 as an Indian Congress (Socialist)
Indian Congress (Socialist)
Indian Congress was a political party in India between 1978 and 1986. The party was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress. Initially the party was known as the Indian National Congress and was led by D. Devraj Urs. It broke away from the parent party in 1978 following Indira...

 candidate, in 1990 as an Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha candidate, in 1995 as an Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 candidate, in 1999 as a Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

 candidate, in 2004, as a Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...

 candidate and in 2009, he was elected from Jalgaon City constituency
Jalgaon City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jalgaon City Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:Jalgaon City is one of the 11 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Jalgaon district. This constituency covers Jalgaon municipal corporation and part of Jalgaon...

 as a Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

 candidate.

Controversies

In July 1994, the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 led a campaign demanding Jain's resignation from the post of the president of the Jalgaon Municipal Council for his alleged links with the persons accused in the Jalgaon rape case. However, he denied the charges leveled against him. He was also involved in the sex scandal of TIRUPATI HOTEL JALGAON.

In 2003, the corruption charges were raised by Anna Hazare
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao Hazare , popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi...

 against 4 ministers of the Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

-NCP
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...

 government belonging to the NCP including Suresh Jain. Anna Hazare started his 'fast unto death' on 9 August 2003. He ended his fast on 17 August 2003 after then chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde formed a one man commission, headed by the retired justice P. B. Sawant
P. B. Sawant
P. B. Sawant is a former Supreme Court judge in India.After doing his law degree from Bombay University, Sawant started practise as an advocate at the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court of India. In 1973 he was appointed Judge of the Bombay High Court; among his notable acts was an inquiry on...

 to probe his charges. The P. B. Sawant commission report , submitted on 23 February 2005, implicated him, Nawab Malik and Padmasinh Patil
Padamsinha Bajirao Patil
Dr. Padamsinh Bajirao Patil is member of 15th Lok Sabha , lower of house of Parliament of India, from Osmanabad in Maharashtra state in India. He was elected to Lok Sabha on Nationalist Congress Party ticket in May 2009 general elections...

. The report exonerated Vijaykumar Gavit. Suresh Jain and Nawab Malik have to resign from the cabinet in March 2005.

In 2003 Mumbai HC orders attachment of all movable and immovable properties of Suresh Jain for his Rs. 400 cr corruption in Jalgaon District Co-operative Bank.
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