Surjya Kanta Mishra
Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.
Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family! 0% transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter) |
Surjya Kanta Mishra | |
---|---|
Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Assumed office April 2012 | |
West Bengal State Secretary of the CPI(M) | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Preceded by | Biman Bose |
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
In office 16 May 1996 – 13 May 2011 | |
Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee |
Ministry | Health, Biotechnology, Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development |
Preceded by | Prasanta Chandra Sur |
Succeeded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1 June 2011 – 19 May 2016 | |
Deputy | Subhas Naskar |
Preceded by | Partha Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan |
Member of Legislative Assembly, West Bengal | |
In office 1991–2016 | |
Preceded by | Bibhuti Bhusan De |
Succeeded by | Pradyot Kumar Ghosh |
Constituency | Narayangarh |
Personal details | |
Born | Narayangarh, West Bengal, India | 18 April 1949
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | CPI(M) |
Spouse(s) | Usha Misra |
Residence | Narayangarh, West Midnapore, West Bengal |
Alma mater | SCB Medical College (MBBS) Midnapore College (BSc) |
Profession | Politician, Social worker, Doctor |
Surjya Kanta Mishra is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as Minister of Health and Minister in-charge of Land & Land Reforms, Panchayats & Rural Development in the Left Front governments of West Bengal[1][2] and is the Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal State Committee. After the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in May 2011.[1] He was inducted into the politburo of the CPI(M) following the death of veteran leader M.K. Pandhe in 2011.[3][4] In 2015, he was elected as the state secretary of CPI(M) in West Bengal, succeeding Biman Bose.
Political career
Surjya Kanta Mishra became a member of CPI(M) in 1973. He unsuccessfully contested the 1977 assembly election from the Narayangarh. He was elected as the Chairperson of the Medinipur Zila Parishad in 1978 and served until 1991. In 1991 he was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In 1991, he was inducted into the state cabinet as a cabinet minister. Within his capacity as a cabinet minister he served in the Land & Land Reforms, Panchayats & Rural Development departments. He has also served as Minister-In-Charge of Health and Family Welfare, Biotechnology. He remained in the state cabinet till 2011. After the defeat of the CPI(M) in the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in May 2011. He became a state committee member in 1988 and a state secretariat member in 1995. He was elected to the Central committee of the party in 2002. He was elevated to the Politburo of the party in 2012. In 2015, he succeeded Biman Bose as the secretary of the West Bengal state committee. He is also a member of the all India working committee of All India Kisan Sabha. He was defeated in the 2016 assembly election as a candidate in Narayangarh.
Personal life
Mishra is a qualified doctor. He received his MBBS degree from Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack in 1971 and then a Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases in 1974.[5] He is married to Usha Misra. The couple has two daughters.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surjya Kanta Mishra: A profile". The Hindu. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Chaturvedi, Pradeep. Food Security and Panchayati Raj. New Delhi: Published for Indian Association for the Advancement of Science and Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations by Concept Pub. Co, 1997. p. 289
- ↑ Sengupta, Anindya (20 January 2012). "Rising sun in CPM's cloudy sky". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ tripurainfo.com. Surja Kanta predicts 7th Left Front government
- ↑ "Surjyakanta Mishra(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- NARAYANGARH(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Prasanta Sur |
Minister of Health, Biotechnology, Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development in the West Bengal Government 1996 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Subrata Mukherjee |
Preceded by Partha Chatterjee |
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Abdul Mannan |
State Legislative Assembly | ||
Preceded by Bibhuti Bhusan De |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Narayangarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 1991 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Pradyot Kumar Ghosh |
Preceded by Biman Bose |
West Bengal State Secretary of the CPI(M) 2015 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by - |
Member of Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) 2011 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
- Living people
- West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996
- West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001
- West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006
- West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011
- West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016
- State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
- Leaders of the Opposition in West Bengal
- 1949 births
- People from Paschim Medinipur district