Satya Pal Jain
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Satya Pal Jain MA
LLB is a practicing Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
and the Punjab and Haryana High Court
at Chandigarh
.
He has been active in public life right from his school days. He was elected as General Secretary of the Panjab University Students' Council in 1974. He was elected to the Panjab University Senate in 1976, at the young age of 24 years, and has been a member since then.
He has been an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) and was its All-India Secretary.
He has been part of Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) since its inception and has been a Member of its National Executive Committee for three terms.
He contested elections to the Lok Sabha
from Chandigarh as a candidate of the BJP and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996 (11th Lok Sabha) and 1998 (12th Lok Sabha) by defeating Pawan Kumar Bansal
of the Congress
party.
In July 2002, he was made the 'Prabhari' (Incharge) of Uttarakhand
Unit of BJP.
In January 2003, he was nominated as the Incharge of 'Legal Cell and Election Cell' of the BJP and in August 2004, as its 'All India Convener'.
In May 2007, he was made the Incharge (Prabhari) of Himachal Pradesh
unit of the BJP.
He was elected as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Panjab University Chandigarh
in 2005 and again in 2007.
He was appointed as the Election Agent of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
and Najma Heptullah, the NDA's candidates for the election to the office of the President of India
and the Vice President of India, in July 2007.
At present, he is Incharge of Himachal Pradesh unit of BJP and a Member of the National Executive Committee of the BJP.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
LLB is a practicing Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
and the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court is a common High Court for both the States of Punjab and Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh, in India. It is situated at Chandigarh, the capital of the States of Punjab and Haryana. The sanctioned strenghth of this High Court is 68 judges consisting of Chief...
at Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
.
He has been active in public life right from his school days. He was elected as General Secretary of the Panjab University Students' Council in 1974. He was elected to the Panjab University Senate in 1976, at the young age of 24 years, and has been a member since then.
He has been an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad , is an all India student organization working in the field of education. ABVP was founded in 1948 and formally registered on 9 July 1949.-History:...
(ABVP) and was its All-India Secretary.
He has been part of 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...
(BJP) since its inception and has been a Member of its National Executive Committee for three terms.
He contested elections to the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from Chandigarh as a candidate of the BJP and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996 (11th Lok Sabha) and 1998 (12th Lok Sabha) by defeating Pawan Kumar Bansal
Pawan Kumar Bansal
Pawan Kumar Bansal is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.He is currently the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. He was also Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
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...
party.
In July 2002, he was made the 'Prabhari' (Incharge) of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
Unit of BJP.
In January 2003, he was nominated as the Incharge of 'Legal Cell and Election Cell' of the BJP and in August 2004, as its 'All India Convener'.
In May 2007, he was made the Incharge (Prabhari) of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
unit of the BJP.
He was elected as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Panjab University Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
in 2005 and again in 2007.
He was appointed as the Election Agent of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha...
and Najma Heptullah, the NDA's candidates for the election to the office of the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
and the Vice President of India, in July 2007.
At present, he is Incharge of Himachal Pradesh unit of BJP and a Member of the National Executive Committee of the BJP.