Shri Mool Chand Jain political profile

JAIN, SHRI MOOL CHAND, B.A., LL.B., Cong., (Punjab— Kaithal—1957) S. of Shri Murari Lal Jain; B. at Sikandarpur, Majra Tehsil, Gohana, Rohtak, December 7, 1915; ed. at D.B. Primary School, Sikandarpur, Government High School, Gohana, Government College, Rohtak, S. D. College, Lahore and Law College, Lahore; Won Jaishi Ram Gold Medal for being first in First Examination of Law of Punjab University in 1936; m. Shrimati Sharbati Devi, 1932; 3 S. and 4 D.; Lawyer; Joined Congress in 1937; Joined Asodh Satyagraha in Rohtak Dt. in 1939; President, Congress Committee, Gohana 1939—41; Took part in individual civil disobedience movement in 1941 and was sentenced to one year’s R.I.; Arrested for participation in the Quit India movement, in August, 1942 and detained for over a year, General Secretary, District Congress Workers’ Assembly, Karnal, (1945-46); General Secretary (1946—48) and President (1955-56) D.C.C., Karnal; Member, A.I.C.C. and President District Harijan Sewak Sangh, Karnal (1949—52); Led the old tenants’ movement in Karnal in 1950-51; Member, Punjab Legislative Assembly (1952-—57); Contributed one-sixth of his income to Sampatti Dan Movement of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. since May 1954; Chairman, Assurances Committee, Punjab Legislative Assembly (1955-56); Minister of P.W.D. (Buildings and roads), Excise and Taxation in Punjab State (1956-57); Was Convener of District Bhoodan Samiti, Karnal, till 1956; Was General Secretary of Karnal District Committee of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Fund; In charge of Bhoodan work in Punjab.

Special interest: Uplift of the poor and the downtrodden; Reading of biographies.

Sports: Volley-ball and ping-pong.

Publications: Vaish Jati Ki Girawat aur uska asli karan (in Urdu).

Permanent Address: Advocate, Karnal.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate: 4,02,675

Shri Mool Chand Jain .. 1,19,388

Shri Birbaldas         ..  50,737

Shri Rampat Singh ..   47,203

Shri Sohan Lal ..        38,742]