Virdhi Chand Jain

Virdhi Chand Jain

In office 1980-1984 Seventh Lok Sabha 1984-1989 Eighth Lok Sabha
Preceded by	Tan Singh
Succeeded by	Kalyan Singh Kalvi
Constituency	Barmer-Jaisalmer
Member of Parliament
Advocate; previously associated with Forward Bloc, 1939-40 and Marwar Lok Parishad 1946-49; Indian National Congress from 1949; Member, Barmer Nagarpalika, 1950-53; Pramukh, Barmer Zila Parishad (twice), October 1959—February, 1964; President, (i) Bharat Sewak Samaj, Barmer District for the last 20 years and (ii) Homoeopathy Hospital run by Bharat Sewak Samaj, Barmer District, for the last 20 years; presently also President, Barmer Zila Nashabandi Mandal; Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 1967—January, 1980; Member, (i) Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980-84, (ii) Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House, 1980, (iii) Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, 1981-84, (iv) Joint Committee on Salaries & Allowances of Members of Parliament, 1982-84.
Personal details
Born	(1920-07-04)4 July 1920 Barmer, Rajasthan
Died	13 January 2010(2010-01-13) (aged 89)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Late Smt. Mooli Devi
Children	Shankar Lal Jain Mohan Lal Jain Sooraj Mal Jain
Education	B.Com., LL.B.
Religion	Jainism

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Virdhi Chand Jain was a Member of Parliament for Barmer in Rajasthan and former Member of Legislative Assembly in Barmer constituency from Rajasthan. He was a party member of Indian National Congress. ^[1]

Personal

Late Shri Virdhi Chand Jain also known as Vridhi Chand Jain, son of Shri Rawat Mal Jain, was born on 4 July 1920 in a Bohra Jain family at Chohtan, Barmer, Rajasthan. A Commerce and Law graduate, studied at Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was married to Late Smt. Mooli Devi and has three sons. He has 9 grandchildren including grandson Piyush Jain who is settled in United States along with his wife Mukta Jain, son Ayush Jain and daughter Aastha Jain. Late Shri Virdhi Chand Jain was Bohra - Jain by religion and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. ^[2]

Member of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
Seventh	1980-1984	Virdhi Chand Jain	Indian National Congress
Eighth	1984-1989	Virdhi Chand Jain	Indian National Congress

MLA/Member of Barmer assembly constituency

Vidhan Sabha	Duration	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
[1998 Vidhan Sabha]	1998-2003	Virdhi Chand Jain	Indian National Congress
[1977 Vidhan Sabha]	1977-1980	Virdhi Chand Jain	Indian National Congress
[1972 Vidhan Sabha]	1972-1977	Virdhi Chand Jain	Indian National Congress

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Social activities

Fought for the cause of the downtrodden, oppressed and eradication of dacoit menace; pleaded the cause of agriculturists in eradicating "Begar" and Lag Bag and introducing "Baghori" (cash rent) in Barmer District of Rajasthan. ^[4]

References

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