Mahesh Dutta Mishra (Gird politician)

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Mahesh Dutta Mishra, an Indian politician. He was the son of Balwant Parshad Mishra and hailed from Barai village in Gird district.^[1]

Mishra contested the Ghatigaon constituency in the 1951-52 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election as an independent. He finished in second place with 6,348 votes (41.68%).^[2] After the election Mishra charged that there had been irregularities.^[1]

He won the Gird seat in the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 11,184 votes (38.40%). In this election he stood as an Indian National Congress candidate. Amongst his opponents were Sarnam Singh of the Praja Socialist Party and Balkrishna Sharma of the Communist Party of India.^[3]

Ten years later, Mishra again stood as a candidate for the Gird seat in a June 1972 by-election. He was the candidate of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was supported by Vijaya Raje Scindia.^[4]^[5] He got 11,915 votes, being defeated with a margin of 789 votes by Balkrishna Sharma of the CPI.^[5]^[6]

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1 2 Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2097.
↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA BHARAT
↑ Election Commission of India. REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ Asian Recorder, Vol. 18. 1972. p. viii.
1 2 Link: Indian Newsmagazine, Vol. 14, Part 1. 1972. p. 28.
↑ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95

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[g-1] 1 2 Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2097.

[2] Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA BHARAT

[mp1962-3] Election Commission of India. REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[a-4] Asian Recorder, Vol. 18. 1972. p. viii.

[link-5] 1 2 Link: Indian Newsmagazine, Vol. 14, Part 1. 1972. p. 28.

[e-6] Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95

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