Lokanath Misra

Lokenath Misra
Governor of Assam
In office
17 March 1991 â€“ 1 September 1997
Preceded by Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Governor of Nagaland
In office
13 April 1992 â€“ 1 October 1993
Preceded by M. M. Thomas
Succeeded by V. K. Nayyar
Arunachal Pradesh
In office
17 March 1991 â€“ 25 March 1991
Preceded by Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by Surendranath Dwivedy
Member: Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1960 â€“ 2 April 1978
Constituency Odisha
Personal details
Born (1922-11-21)21 November 1922[1]
Died 27 May 2009(2009-05-27) (aged 86)
Bhubaneswar
Political party Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Swatantra Party
Spouse(s) Binapani Misra
Children Pinaki Misra

Lokenath Misra (1922- 2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2] He was the Governor of Assam during 1991-1997[3] and Governor of Nagaland during 1992-1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.[4]

He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly.

He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younder brother Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India.[5] His son Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency

References

  1. ↑ "India Who's Who 1980-81". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "M" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Governors since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Former Assam Governor Loknath Mishra dies". OrissaDiary. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Governor of Assam dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
Government offices
Preceded by
Devi Das Thakur
Governor of Assam
17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Succeeded by
Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Preceded by
M. M. Thomas
Governor of Nagaland
13 April 1992 – 1 October 1993
Succeeded by
V. K. Nayyar
Preceded by
Devi Das Thakur
Arunachal Pradesh
17 March 1991 – 25 March 1991
Succeeded by
Surendranath Dwivedy


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