Virdhi Chand Jain | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1980-1984 Seventh Lok Sabha 1984-1989 Eighth Lok Sabha | |
| Preceded by | Tan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Singh Kalvi |
| Constituency | Barmer-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 | 4 July 1920 Barmer, Rajasthan |
| Died | 13 January 2010 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Late Smt. Mooli Devi |
| Relations | 9 grandchildren (Manish Jain, Sudhir Jain, Rajiv Jain - popularly known as three wizard brothers and 6 others) |
| Children | Late Shri Shankar Lal Jain Shri Mohan Lal Jain Shri Sooraj Mal Jain |
| Education | B.Com., LL.B. |
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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]