Lokanath Misra | |
Birth Date: | 1922 11, df=y[1] |
Birth Place: | Banapur, Khordha, Bihar-Orissa, British India |
Death Place: | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
Office: | Governor of Assam |
Term Start: | 17 March 1991 |
Term End: | 1 September 1997 |
Predecessor: | Devi Das Thakur |
Successor: | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
Office1: | Governor of Nagaland |
Term Start1: | 13 April 1992 |
Term End1: | 1 October 1993 |
Predecessor1: | M. M. Thomas |
Successor1: | V. K. Nayyar |
Office2: | Governor of Arunachal Pradesh |
Term Start2: | 17 March 1991 |
Term End2: | 25 March 1991 |
Predecessor2: | Devi Das Thakur |
Successor2: | Surendranath Dwivedy |
Office3: | Member of the Rajya Sabha |
Constituency3: | Odisha |
Term Start3: | 3 April 1960 |
Term End3: | 2 April 1978 |
Party: | Janata Party |
Otherparty: | Swatantra Party |
Spouse: | Binapani Misra |
Children: | Pinaki Misra Anuradha Misra |
Lokanath Misra (22 November 1921 - 27 May 2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2] He was the Governor of Assam from 1991 to 1997[3] and held additional charge as Governor of Nagaland from 1992 to 1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.[4] He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younger brother, Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India[5] while his son, Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency.