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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
|caption = Virdhi Chand Jain, Former Member of Parliament, Barmer, Rajasthan, India<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|7|4}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Barmer, Rajasthan]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|13|1920|7|4|df=y}}<br />
|constituency = [[Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barmer-Jaisalmer]]<br />
|office = [[Member of Parliament]]<br />
|term = 1980-1984 Seventh Lok Sabha<br>1984-1989 Eighth Lok Sabha<br />
|predecessor = [[Tan Singh]]<br />
|successor = [[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]]<br />
|education = B.Com., LL.B.<br />
|spouse = Late Smt. Mooli Devi<br />
|children = Late Shri Shankar Lal Jain <br /> Shri Mohan Lal Jain <br /> Shri Sooraj Mal Jain<br />
|relations = 9 grandchildren (Piyush Jain and 8 others)<br />
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|office2 = 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.<br />
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'''Virdhi Chand Jain''' (1920-2010) was an [[India|Indian]] freedom fighter, parliamentarian and lawyer. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barmer]] in [[Rajasthan]] and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] in Barmer constituency from [[Rajasthan]].<br />
He was a party member of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2754.htm</ref><br />
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==Personal==<br />
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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 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.<ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2754.htm</ref><br />
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==Member of Parliament ==<br />
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! Lok Sabha<br />
! Duration<br />
! Name of M.P.<br />
! Party Affiliation<br />
|-<br />
|[[7th Lok Sabha|Seventh]]<br />
|1980-1984<br />
|Virdhi Chand Jain<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[8th Lok Sabha|Eighth]]<br />
|1984-1989<br />
|Virdhi Chand Jain<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==MLA/Member of Barmer assembly constituency ==<br />
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|-bgcolor = "#cccccc"<br />
! Vidhan Sabha<br />
! Duration<br />
! Name of M.L.A.<br />
! Party Affiliation<br />
|-<br />
|[1998 Vidhan Sabha]<br />
|1998-2003<br />
|Virdhi Chand Jain<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[1977 Vidhan Sabha]<br />
|1977-1980<br />
|Virdhi Chand Jain<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[1972 Vidhan Sabha]<br />
|1972-1977<br />
|Virdhi Chand Jain<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.electiontrends.in/rajasthan/assembly-constituencies/barmer/|title = Electiontrends.in}}</ref><br />
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== Social activities == <br />
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.<ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2754.htm</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:People from Barmer, Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:1920 births]]<br />
[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:8th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1972–1977]]<br />
[[Category:2010 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian Jains]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1967–1972]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1977–1980]]<br />
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