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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Nathuram Mirdha
|image=
|office =Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
|country =[[India]]
|term =1952–1967 and 1985–1990
|predecessor =
|successor =
|order2=Member of the [[Indian Parliament]] Loksabha
|termstart2 =1971–77, 1977–1980, 1980–1984, 1989–1991, 1991–1996, 1996–till death
|term_end2=
|predecessor2=
|successor2=
|birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1921|10|20}}
|birth_place = [[Kuchera]], [[Nagaur]], [[Rajasthan]]
|death_date={{Death date and age|df=yes|1996|08|30|1921|10|20}}
|death_place=
|religion=
|spouse= Kesar devi
|party=[[Indian National Congress]]
|alma_mater=[[Lucknow University]]
|profession= [[Politician]], [[freedom fighter]], [[social reformer]]
|footnotes=
}}

'''Nathuram Mirdha''' (1921–1996) was a [[Member of Parliament|parliamentarian]], [[freedom fighter]], [[social reformer]] and popular farmer leader of [[Marwar]] region in [[Rajasthan]], India. He was born in [[Kuchera]], [[Nagaur]] district, Rajasthan on 20 October 1921. His father's name was Thana Ram Mirdha.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11rj19d.htm|title=Biographical Sketch: Mirdha, Shri Nathu Ram|access-date=2 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229004459/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11rj19d.htm|archive-date=29 December 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
Nathuram Mirdha passed his matriculation from Darbar High School [[Jodhpur]] with first division with suplimentry. He earned an M.A. (Economics) and completed an LLB degree in 1944 from [[Lucknow University]].<ref name="Bio" />

==Rise as farmer leader==
Nathuram Mirdha organised a massive farmer gathering at [[Jodhpur]] under the Chairmanship of [[Chhotu Ram]]. He joined the Institution of farmers "Kisan Sabha" founded by [[Baldev Ram Mirdha]] as Secretary in 1946. He was made the Revenue minister in the Jodhpur state. Nathuram Mirdha had an intimate association with Justice [[Kan Singh Parihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justicekansingh.org/index.htm/index.htm/testimonials.php|title=Hon'ble Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Freedom fighter and political leader==
On 15 August 1947, with the independence of India, a popular Ministry was installed in Jodhpur. Recognising the importance of the Kisan Sabha, Mirda, as its general secretary, was included in the Ministry. He won his first assembly election in 1952 from Merta City constituency with a huge majority. He was a Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from 1952 to 1967 and 1984 to 1989 and held several important portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan. He is known for strengthening [[agriculture]] and [[cooperative]] sectors in Rajasthan. Commencing from 1972, he was returned to the Lok Sabha six times. He served in the Union Council of Ministers in 1979-80 and 1989–90. He served also as the Chairman of the National Agricultural Prices Commission.<ref name="Bio" />

==Chairman of National Agricultural Prices Commission==
{{see also|National Commission on Agriculture}}
As Chairman of National Agricultural Prices Commission, he implemented a number of schemes in the interest of farmers.

He was Chairman of [[Maharaja Suraj Mal]] Institute, [[New Delhi]] for ten years.<ref name="Bio" />

== Family ==
He was married to Kesar Devi in 1936 and they had two sons and two daughters.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

*His younger son [[Bhanu Prakash Mirdha]] was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1996. – Senior Farmer's Leader Rajasthan
*[[Richpal Singh Mirdha]], Nephew of Nathuram Mirdha – Congress leader Rajasthan
*[[Jyoti Mirdha]]- Granddaughter of Nathuram Mirdha- Young Congress leader and she was MP from Nagaur in 15th Loksabha

Nathuram Mirdha died on 30 August 1996 in New Delhi, aged 75.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/lok11.htm |title = Members Died, Resigned etc. |publisher = Parliament of India, New Delhi |access-date = 22 October 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023130725/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/lok11.htm |archive-date = 23 October 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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