| Caption: | Virdhi Chand Jain, Former Member of Parliament, Barmer, Rajasthan, India |
| Birth Date: | 1920 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Barmer, Rajasthan |
| Constituency: | Barmer-Jaisalmer |
| Office: | Member of Parliament |
| Term: | 1980-1984 Seventh Lok Sabha 1984-1989 Eighth Lok Sabha |
| Predecessor: | Tan Singh |
| Successor: | Kalyan Singh Kalvi |
| Education: | B.Com., LL.B. |
| Spouse: | Late Smt. Mooli Devi |
| Children: | Late Shri Shankar Lal Jain Shri Mohan Lal Jain Shri Sooraj Mal Jain |
| Relations: | 9 grandchildren (Manish Jain, Sudhir Jain, Rajiv Jain - popularly known as three wizard brothers and 6 others) |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| 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. |
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]
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]