Jyoti Mirdha
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Jyoti Mirdha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office May 2009 to May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bhanwar Singh Dangawas |
| Succeeded by | C. R. Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Nagaur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1972 New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2023) |
| Spouse | Narender Gehlaut |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Jaipur |
| Alma mater | SMS Medical College Jaipur |
Jyoti Mirdha (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) from the Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency as a candidate of Indian National Congress. Mirdha joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September 2023.[1]
Career
Jyoti Mirdha represented the Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha. She won the seat with 6,10,003 votes. During these elections she was member of Indian National Congress.[2]
Mirdha has urged for stricter controls over the retail prices of pharmaceuticals, saying "Ideally, all 900 or so molecules being marketed should be brought under price control, as partial control will not be effective since manufacturers freely migrate from price-controlled drugs to those outside price control."[3][4][5]
In 2010, Mirdha also expressed concern that doctors were being bribed by pharmaceutical companies with gifts and travel. She sent evidence to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claiming that up to 11 doctors and 30 of their family members were being reimbursed by pharmaceutical companies for summer travel to countries like England and Scotland. In her letter, she cited a loophole in a law intended to prevent doctors from accepting favours from pharmaceutical companies, which did not prevent the companies from offering these gifts.[6]
References
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (11 September 2023). "Jyoti Mirdha, former Congress MP from Rajasthan, joins the BJP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Rajasthan 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Singh, Khomba (19 May 2012). "NGOs, MP Jyoti Mirdha demand wider drugs under price control". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "MP joins drug price chorus". The Telegraph. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Das, Soma (19 May 2012). "Bring all drugs under essential list, Mirdha tells GoM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Ghildiyal, Subodh (9 July 2012). "Code to bar pharma industry from luring doctors with gifts". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2018.