Lokanath Misra | |
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Governor of Assam | |
In office 17 March 1991 –1 September 1997 | |
Preceded by | Devi Das Thakur |
Succeeded by | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
Governor of Nagaland | |
In office 13 April 1992 –1 October 1993 | |
Preceded by | M. M. Thomas |
Succeeded by | V. K. Nayyar |
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
In office 17 March 1991 –25 March 1991 | |
Preceded by | Devi Das Thakur |
Succeeded by | Surendranath Dwivedy |
Member of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 1960 –2 April 1978 | |
Constituency | Odisha |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Banapur,Khordha,Bihar-Orissa,British India | 21 November 1922
Died | 27 May 2009 87) Bhubaneswar,Odisha,India | (aged
Political party | Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Swatantra Party |
Spouse | Binapani Misra |
Children | Pinaki Misra Anuradha Misra |
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