Vijay Kumar Mishra

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Meena Mishra
(m. 1971)
Vijay Kumar Mishra
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
24 May 2014 24 May 2020
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
Parent
Education Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater Bihar University
ProfessionAgriculturist

Vijay Kumar Mishra is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar who was the Member of Bihar Legislative Council from 2014 to 2020. [1]

He is the eldest son of former Railway Minister of India, Lalit Narayan Mishra, and the nephew of the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra.

Mishra had represented Jale Assembly constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, being first elected for a five-year term in 1990, then again in 2000 and for the years 2010–2014. [2] He had also represented Darbhanga as a Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha (1984–1989) after defeating Pandit Harinath Mishra, former Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Mishra has been Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and chairman of the government machinery committee in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

He is married to Meena Mishra and has three sons and a daughter. His second son, Rishi Mishra, has also been a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Jale constituency.

References

  1. "JD(U) rewards turncoats with council berths". The Times of India. 25 May 2014.
  2. "Two BJP MLAs resign to help JD (U)". The Times of India. 21 May 2014.