Satish Jain Explained

Satish Jain
Homepage: satishjain.in
Birth Date:1968 8, df=yes
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Banker
Known For:Exposing Maharashtra electricity scamMaharashtra, India
Education:Bachelor of Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune MBA from IIM Bangalore
Spouse:Meenal Jain
Children:2

Satish Parasmal Jain (18 August 1968) is a former candidate from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) who was contesting from the North Mumbai (Mumbai North) constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, which he lost getting 32,364 votes.[1] Prior to trying himself in politics he worked as a portfolio manager for HDFC Mutual Fund and as an Executive Director for Morgan Stanley. Satish Jain gained media attention after exposing the Rs 22,000 crore (INR 22 billion) electricity scam in Maharashtra.[2] [3]

Early life

Satish Jain is married to Meenal Jain, who studied engineering and is an artist by profession. The couple have two children, Dhwanit and Kartika. Satish practices Raja Yoga meditation.[4]

Education and professional life

Bachelors

Satish Jain completed his bachelor's degree in Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune.

Masters

Satish Jain has a MBA from IIM Bangalore. [5]

Finance Industry

Jain worked in the finance industry for 18 years prior to involvement in politics. He worked with HDFC Mutual Fund as a portfolio manager and with Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director.[6]

Entry into Politics

On 13 March 2014 Satish Jain was nominated as a candidate for Aam Aadmi Party in the North Mumbai constituency. Other candidates of AAP are Mayank Gandhi (North-West Mumbai), Meera Sanyal (South Mumbai), Medha Patkar (North-East Mumbai).

2014 Lok Sabha Elections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Udupi origin Gopal Shetty wins with record margin in Mumbai .
  2. Web site: Maharashtra Electricity Scam .
  3. Web site: Maharashtra Electricity Scam BusinessWeek . https://archive.today/20140320212718/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201402210349KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_43337_7739-1&ex=true&ticker=WMB. dead. 20 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Satish Jain Profile: AAM Party site .
  5. Web site: Satish Jain IIMB. 13 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Satish Jain Linkedin .