Manan Kumar Mishra | |
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Member of Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 28 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Misa Bharti |
Chairman of the Bar Council of India | |
Assumed office 9 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Biri Singh Sinsinwar |
Personal details | |
Born | Gopalganj,Bihar |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present) [1] |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2010) [2] Bahujan Samaj Party (2009) [3] |
Alma mater | Gopalganj College (BSc) Patna Law College,Patna University (LLB) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Manan Kumar Mishra is an Indian legal professional and jurist who has served as the chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI),the apex statutory body regulating the legal profession and legal education in India. [4] He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar,having been elected unopposed in August 2024 as the Bharatiya Janata Party nominee in a by-election necessitated by the election of Misa Bharti to the Lok Sabha. [5]
Manan Kumar Mishra was born in a Brahmin family in Gopalganj Bihar. [6]
He pursued his early education in Gopalganj and later obtained a degree in law at Patna University. He was the gold medalist of his batch. [7]
Mishra began his practice as an advocate at Patna High Court in 1982 and moved to the Supreme Court in 2009. [8] [4]