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Vijay Kumar Mishra

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Vijay Kumar Mishra
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
24 May 2014 – 24 May 2020
ConstituencyNominated by the Governor
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byRam Niwas Prasad
Succeeded byRishi Mishra
ConstituencyJale
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byAbdul Salam
Succeeded byRam Niwas Prasad
ConstituencyJale
In office
1990–1995
Preceded byLokesh Nath Jha
Succeeded byAbdul Salam
ConstituencyJale
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1989
Preceded byHari Nath Mishra
Succeeded byShakeelur Rehman
ConstituencyDarbhanga
Personal details
Born (1946-01-16) 16 January 1946 (age 78)
Saharsa district, Bihar Province
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2014)
Indian National Congress
Janata Party (till 1989)
Spouse
Meena Mishra
(m. 1971)
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
Parent
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materBihar University
ProfessionAgriculturist

Vijay Kumar Mishra is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar who was the Member of Bihar Legislative Council from 2014-20.[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

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  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.