Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | |
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Begusarai | |
In office 1952–1962 | |
Preceded by | None (parliament established) |
Constituency | Madhubani |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 25 October 2004 Patna, Bihar, India | (aged 84)
Shyam Nandan Mishra (20 October 1920 – 25 October 2004) was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar. He was Member of Parliament for many years in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Initially a member of the Indian National Congress, he was later Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha as a Congress (O) leader, and then a Janata Party MP and Minister for External Affairs in Charan Singh's government. He was imprisoned both during the Quit India Movement and the Emergency.
Early life, family, and education
Shyam Nandan Mishra was born in Gonawan,
Mishra married Dhrubswamini Devi; they had one daughter.[1] One of Mishra's cousins, Bhadrakali Mishra, was a prominent political leader in Nepal.[2]
Parliamentary career
Mishra's political career began with his membership in the Provisional Parliament of India, as the
In 1952, he was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha, and was re-elected in 1957. In this period, he was Deputy Minister for Planning in the Union government from 1954 to 1962. He then represented the State of Bihar in the Rajya Sabha for two terms, from December 1962 to April 1966 and again from April 1966 to March 1971. He was Deputy Leader of the Congress party in Parliament from 1967 to 1969, but after a split in the party, he joined the Congress (O) faction, and was its leader - and thus Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha - from December 1969 to March 1971.[3]
He returned to the Lok Sabha in 1971, being elected from
After the Emergency, Mishra was re-elected from Begusarai as a Janata Party candidate as the party swept the
From 1954 to 1973, Mishra was member of various Indian parliamentary delegations abroad and represented the country in several international events in Sri Lanka, Europe, and the United States.[1]
Death
Mishra died on 25 October 2004 at his daughter's residence in Kadamkuan, following a
References
- ^ a b c d "6th Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile - Mishra, Shri Shyam Nandan". Parliament of India.
- ^ Ghimire, Yubaraj (5 October 2015). "Who are the Madhesis, why are they angry?". The Express Group. The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Union minister dead". The Times of India. 26 October 2004. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-85065-170-3.