Satyender Kumar Jain

Satyendra Kumar Jain is an Indian politician who is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Delhi led by Arvind Kejriwal. Jain is an architect by profession. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 and was in custody since on allegations of money laundering, 9 months after which he submitted his resignation for the portfolios he held as a minister. He had spent more than 2 years in jail without bail or a trial or conviction, till the dismissal of the case against him.

His portfolios included Health and Family Welfare, Industries, Home, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood Control.

Early life Satyendra Jain was born in Village Kirthal, District Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from Ramjas School, No.2, Delhi and completed Graduation in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Architects.

Political career Jain began his foray into politics after becoming involved with Anna Hazare's movement against corruption.

Prior to his involvement with politics Jain worked at the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), later quitting the job to set up an architectural consultancy firm. In March 2025, the Delhi government's anti-corruption branch registered a case against him on charges of corruption and bribery in a Rs 571 crore CCTV project.

He lost the 2025 Delhi assembly election from his seat.

Member of Legislative Assembly MLA first term (2013–2014) In his first tenure as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Shakur Basti Assembly constituency, he served as Health & Family welfare, Gurudwara Elections and Industries Minister, in the First Kejriwal ministry from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014.

He is also said to be a close aide of Arvind Kejriwal.

MLA second term (2015–2020) In his second term as MLA after winning the 2015 Assembly elections, he served in the Second Kejriwal ministry as Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Transport, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood control from 14 February to 13 February 2020.

In 2017, rebel MLA Kapil Mishra left AAP and joined BJP, he made accusations of bribery on Jain. In May 2017 Jain sued Mishra for criminal defamation. Kapil Mishra apologized for his accusations and defamation lawsuit was withdrawn. Later a lawyer used the accusation made by Mishra to file a complaint with the Delhi lokayukta for investigation, no evidence was submitted by the complainant. After the investigation, the Delhi Lokayukta did not find any evidence to support the accusations of bribery and fined the complainant a sum of ₹50,000.

MLA third term (2020–2025) Jain was re-elected for the third time in a row from Shakur Basti Assembly Constituency with a margin of 7,592 votes in the 2020 Assembly elections. He served in third term as Delhi Health Minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry. He formerly served as Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood control, Government of NCT of Delhi.

On 10 October 2022, the Delhi High Court closed all ongoing legal proceedings against Satyendra Jain under the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Amendment Act. The decision was made after Jain appealed for the same in the High Court in 2017. The said transactions were made between 2011 and March 2016. The laws under which Jain was charged came into effect in November 2016, so they did not apply in his case.

He was defeated in the 2025 Assembly elections by a margin of 20,998 votes to BJP candidate Karnail Singh.

Cabinet Minister, Delhi He was a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and held the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi. Home Health Public Works Department Power Water Industries Urban development Irrigation Flood Control Labour Employment

Personal life Jain lives with his family in Saraswati Vihar in North West Delhi, and formerly lived in a government bungalow in Civil lines. His father was a retired teacher who moved to Delhi after Jain's birth from his hometown Kirthal in Baghpat tehsil, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

In June 2020, all Jain's departments were temporarily taken over by the Deputy C.M. Manish Sisodia, citing his health issues as he himself was battling the COVID-19 virus. However, Jain retained the status of a minister without any department.

Earlier, Jain travelled from one hospital to another and was keeping a close look on the circumstances and developments in the hospitals while treating COVID patients.

On 20 June 2020, he was administered plasma therapy at the hospital in Saket, and on 24 June it was reported that his condition had improved considerably. On 2 May 2021, his father died due to COVID-19.

Electoral performance

2025