Sunilam,formerly known as Sunil Mishra (born 27 July 1961),is an Indian socialist politician,writer,and former physicist.[1] In the mid-1990s he was the national general secretary of the Yuva Janata Dal.[2]
He took part in founding the Socialist Front in the early 2000s.[3] As of 2008,he served as the national secretary of the Samajwadi Party.[4] He holds a doctorate and was an activist of the Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat.[5] He is also the president of the Madhya Pradesh Kisan Sangarsh Samiti (MPKSS,'Peasant Struggle Association'),based in Multai.[3][6][7] As a politician,he was reportedly non-corrupt.[8]
In 2004 Sunilam finished third in the contest for the Betul Lok Sabha seat,obtaining 74,391 votes.[10] At the time of the election,he had 41 criminal cases registered against him.[11] In 2008 he contested a by-election for the same seat,but lost his deposit.[12]
Early life
Sunil Mishra was born on 27 July 1961,at Govt. Sultaniya Hospital in Bhopal,India.[citation needed]
He graduated from Govt. Science College,Gwalior and completed his post-graduate Msc Applied Physics from M.I.T.S.,Gwalior's engineering college. Sunilam received a PhD in Bio-Medical Electronics from Delhi University.[citation needed]
Being the founder President of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (Farmers Struggle Committee),he offered his leadership for Kisan Andolans.[13] He was sent to prison for three months,after his arrest in Kisan Andolan at Multai,M.P,where 24 innocent farmers/kisans were shot dead and 250 injured under police firing on 12 January 1998 (1998 Multai Farmers Massacre).[citation needed]
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