Lokanath Misra Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ww.constitutionofindia.net/constituent_assembly_members/lokanath_misra81. 27 January 2015.
  2. Web site: M. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 27 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Governors since 1937. Assam Legislative Assembly. 27 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Former Assam Governor Loknath Mishra dies. OrissaDiary. 27 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033134/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=12796. 5 March 2016. dead.
  5. News: Ex-Governor of Assam dead. 27 January 2015. The Hindu.