Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra

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Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Begusarai
In office
1952–1962
Preceded byNone (parliament established)
ConstituencyMadhubani
Personal details
Born(1920-10-20)20 October 1920
British India (now in Bihar, India)
Died25 October 2004(2004-10-25) (aged 84)
Patna, Bihar, India

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,

Indian Independence Movement and was imprisoned in connection with the Quit India Movement during 1942–1943.[1] He was associated with various social and political organisations. He was also editor of the publications Liberator and Bihar Vaibhav.[citation needed
]

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

Parliamentary Secretary to the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, from June 1951 to May 1952.[3]

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

Lal Krishna Advani, Madhu Dandavate and Shyam Nandan Mishra and were detained together on 26 June in Bangalore, where they had gone to take part in a parliamentary commission.[4]

After the Emergency, Mishra was re-elected from Begusarai as a Janata Party candidate as the party swept the

ministry.[3][1]

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

Congressman. Mishra was an expert in planning and economy."[3]

Preceded by
Minister for External Affairs of India

1979–1980 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b c d "6th Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile - Mishra, Shri Shyam Nandan". Parliament of India.
  2. ^ Ghimire, Yubaraj (5 October 2015). "Who are the Madhesis, why are they angry?". The Express Group. The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ISBN 978-1-85065-170-3
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