Kavita Surender Kumar Jain (born 2 September 1972) is a politician, former MLA for Sonipat and cabinet minister in the Government of Haryana, India.[1]
Kavita Jain | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Haryana | |
| In office 26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Women & Child Development | 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019 |
| Minister of Urban Local Bodies | 22 July 2016 - 27 October 2019 |
| Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment | 26 October 2014 - 22 July 2016 |
| Minister of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes Welfare | 26 October 2014 - 24 July 2015 |
| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Kumar Thakkar |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Panwar |
| Constituency | Sonipat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1972 Rohtak, Haryana India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rajiv Jain |
| Children | 1 daughter and 1 son |
| Education | M.Com, B. Ed |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editIn 2009 and again in 2014, as a candidate of the BJP from Sonepat, she was elected as member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly, India. On 26 October 2014, she was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana.[2]
As a minister, she has been in charge of the following departments.
- Department of Urban Local Bodies, Haryana
- Department of Women & Child Development, Haryana
- Department of Law and Justice,[3] Haryana
Personal life
editJain is married to Rajiv Jain, a formerly media advisor to the Chief Minister of Haryana.[4] They have a daughter and a son.
References
edit- ^ "Sonipat MLA Kavita Jain takes oath. Three ministers of state swear in". Times of India. 26 October 2014.
- ^ a b "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Minister, Contact. "Kavita Jain Contact Details". My Minister. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Rajiv Jain appointed media adviser to Haryana Chief Minister Khattar". Tribune India. 6 April 2018.
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