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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Five Jain Candidates Won Parliament Elections in India
Here is the list of the winning Jain candidates:
1.Lal Chand Kataria from Jaipur Rural, Rajsthan Indian National Congress
2.Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Indian National Congress
3.Raju Shetty from Hatkanangale, Maharashtra Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana
4.Dilip Mansukhlala Gandhi from Ahmed Nagar Maharashtra BJP
5.Jaya Prada Nahata from Rampur Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party
Dhiraj Jain, President of Jain Friends and CEO of ennovata has congratulated all the above candidates for their success in Loksabha elections.
-Mahavir Sanglikar, Pune
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(There may be more Jain winner in the elections, but the above list is of confirmed Jains)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Jain Candidates for the Loksabha Elections 2009
I have compiled a list of Jain candidates for the Loksabha Elections 2009. I found 8 Jain candidates who are surely Jains. Here is the list, which gives Names of the candidates, Loksabha constituency and the political party to which they belong. If you know other Jain candidates who are not listed here, please add them by replying to this mail.
Smt. Urmila Jain | Jahalawar (Rajsthan) | Congress |
Satyapal Jain | Chandigarh (UT) | BJP |
Pradeep Jain Aditya | Jhansi (UP) | Congress |
Naresh Pugalia | Chandrapur (MH) | Congress |
Raju Shetty | Hatkanangale (MH) | Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana |
Pushp Jain | Pali (Rajasthan) | BJP |
Anil Jain | Kanpur Nagar (UP) | Independent |
Dilip Gandhi | Ahmednagar (MH) | BJP |
For the elections of Orissa assembly, there are two Jain candidates namely Dinesh Jain for Jharsuguda (BJP) and Kailash Jain for Narla (BSP)
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