Ram Niwas Mirdha (24 August 1924 – 29 January 2010) was an Indian politician from

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

. He served as member of the

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from 1953 to 1967 and as speaker of the assembly from 1957 to 1967. Mirdha was as a cabinet minister of the

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for several departments during the 1970s and 1980s and became of member of the

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for Barmer, Rajasthan, from 1991 to 1996. He was a member of the executive board of

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from 1993 to 1997. He served as chairman of the

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until his death from

multiple organ failure Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to achieve homeostasis. Although Irwin and Rippe cautioned in 2005 that the use of "multiple organ failure" or "multisy ...

.He also Served as

Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (Vice President of India). The Deputy C ...

from 1977 to 1980.

Family

Ram Niwas Mirdha was born on 24 August 1924 in Jasol village, Barmer district, Rajasthan, where his father, Baldev Ram Mirdha, had been posted as a police officer. Mirdha married Indira Mirdha and the couple had two sons and one daughter. One of his sons is Harendra Mirdha, who has been a member of the

and was Minister for the Public Works Department in the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of Raja ...

between 1998–2004.

Education

Mirdha was educated at

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Lucknow University The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

, both in India, and at the

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Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

, Switzerland. He was awarded M.A. and LL.B. degrees and was a professional agriculturist.

Official positions

Mirdha held various official positions in the state of Rajasthan and at national level: * Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1953–1967), * Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Transport, Government of Rajasthan (1954–1957), * Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1957–1967), * Member, Rajya Sabha, 4-5-1967 to 2-4-1968 and 3-4-1968 to 2-4-1974( 2nd term ) and 3-4-1974 to 2-4-1980 (third term ) * Union Minister of State – Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (June 1970–October 1974), * Union Minister of State – Defence Production (October 1974 – December 1975, * Union Minister of State – Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge) (December 1975 – March 1977), * Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (1977–1980), * Chairman, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha, 1977–80, * Member of Rajya Sabha 5-7-1980 to 29-12-1984 (4th term ) * Minister of Water Resources Department (January 1983–August 1984), * Minister of External Affairs (August 1984–December 1984), * Minister of Communication January (1985-October 1986), * Minister of Textiles (Cabinet Rank), with additional charge of Health and Family Welfare (October 1986–December 1989), * Member tenth

from Barmer, Rajasthan (1991–1996), * Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee to inquire into irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions 1992,

International contribution

Ram Niwas Mirdha represented in the following international events: * Represented India at United Nations,

Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights. In 1989 the patron of the CPA was the Head of ...

s, * Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference, * Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers, Inter Parliamentary Unions, * Leader Indian Delegation to United Nations, General Assembly, September 1984, * Member executive Board of

(1993–1997)

Cultural activities

He was chairman of

Lalit Kala Akademi The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art (LKA) is India's national academy of fine arts. It is an autonomous organisation, established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in ...

, New Delhi, during 1976–1980 and 1990–1995, and was also involved with the National Institute of Sports and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission, He was deputy chairman of the Special Organizing Committee for the 9th Asian Games and president of the Youth Hostel Association of India. Mirdha acted as co-chairman of the Indo-US Sub-commission on Culture and Education and was a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO and founder-president of Indian Heritage Society. In addition, he was a trustee of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

Heading institutes at the time death

* President, Indian Heritage Society, * Senior Vice-President, Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. * Honorary President, World Federation on U N Associations, * President, Indian Federation of U N association, * President,

Indian Society of International Law The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) is an institution for the teaching, research and promotion of International Law in India. It is located opposite the Supreme Court of India and next to the Indian Law Institute (ILI). The ISIL was ...

, * Chairman,

(National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama), * President Surajmal Memorial Education Society, New Delhi.

References

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Bio-Data of Member of X Lok Sabha

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirdha, Ram Niwas India MPs 1991–1996 1924 births 2010 deaths Rajasthani people Deaths from multiple organ failure Indian National Congress politicians Speakers of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly People from Nagaur district University of Allahabad alumni University of Lucknow alumni Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan Members of Parliament from Barmer Ram Niwas Rajasthan MLAs 1957–1962 Rajasthan MLAs 1967–1972 Rajasthan MLAs 1972–1977