Virdhi Chand Jain
Member of Parliament
In office
1980-1984 Seventh Lok Sabha
1984-1989 Eighth Lok Sabha
Preceded byTan Singh
Succeeded byKalyan Singh Kalvi
ConstituencyBarmer-Jaisalmer
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
Died13 January 2010(2010-01-13) (aged 89)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseLate Smt. Mooli Devi
Relations9 grandchildren (Manish Jain, Sudhir Jain, Rajiv Jain - popularly known as three wizard brothers and 6 others)
ChildrenLate Shri Shankar Lal Jain
Shri Mohan Lal Jain
Shri Sooraj Mal Jain
EducationB.Com., LL.B.

Virdhi Chand Jain (1920-2010) was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian and lawyer. He 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, and 9 grandchildren. 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

  1. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Electiontrends.in".
  4. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.


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