Vijay Kumar Mishra Explained

Office:Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Term Start:24 May 2014
Term End:24 May 2020
Constituency:Nominated by the Governor
Office1:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2010
Term End1:2014
Predecessor1:Ram Niwas Prasad
Successor1:Rishi Mishra
Constituency1:Jale
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2005
Predecessor2:Abdul Salam
Successor2:Ram Niwas Prasad
Constituency2:Jale
Term Start3:1990
Term End3:1995
Predecessor3:Lokesh Nath Jha
Successor3:Abdul Salam
Constituency3:Jale
Office4:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start4:1984
Term End4:1989
Predecessor4:Hari Nath Mishra
Successor4:Shakeelur Rehman
Constituency4:Darbhanga
Birth Date:1946 1, df=y
Birth Place:Saharsa district, Bihar Province
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Children:3 sons, 1 daughter
Father:Lalit Narayan Mishra
Education:Bachelor of Arts
Alma Mater:Bihar University
Profession:Agriculturist

Vijay Kumar Mishra is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar who was the Member of Bihar Legislative Council from 2014-20.[1]

He is the eldest son of former Railway Minister of India, Lalit Narayan Mishra, and the nephew of the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra.

Mishra had represented Jale Assembly constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, being first elected for a five-year term in 1990, then again in 2000 and for the years 2010-2014.[2] He had also represented Darbhanga as a Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha (1984–1989) after defeating Pandit Harinath Mishra, former Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Mishra has been Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and chairman of the government machinery committee in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

He is married to Meena Mishra and has three sons and a daughter. His second son, Rishi Mishra, has also been a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Jale constituency.

Notes and References

  1. News: 2014-05-25 . JD(U) rewards turncoats with council berths . The Times of India .
  2. News: 2014-05-21 . Two BJP MLAs resign to help JD (U) . The Times of India .