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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''' 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. 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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|-bgcolor = "#cccccc"<br />
! 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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