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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Narasingha Mishra
| image = Narasingh Mishra.jpg
| caption =
| office =[[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Bolangir (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bolangir]]
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2019
| predecessor =[[Bhupinder Singh (politician)|Bhupinder Singh]]
| successor = [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]] |office1 = [[Loisingha (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Loisingha (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Loisingha]]
| term_start1 = 2004
| term_end1 = 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Balgopal Mishra]]
| successor1 = Ramakanta Seth
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=y|1940|12|23}}
| birth_place = [[Bolangir]], [[Orissa Province|Orissa]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
|alma_mater =
| profession = Lawyer, Agriculturist, [[Politician]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Kusum Mishra
| children = 4 sons
| website =
}}

'''Narasingha Mishra''' ([[Odia language|Odia]]: ନରସିଂହ ମିଶ୍ର ; born 23 December 1940) is a politician from [[Odisha]], India.<ref>[http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?346 N.Mishra MLA Profile]</ref> He was the [[Leader of Opposition]] in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|15th Odisha Legislative Assembly]].

He was the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party from 2004-2009. He was first elected to the assembly in 1990 and served as the Law Minister. He represents [[Bolangir (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Balangir constituency]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He has got 71598 votes while his main opposition candidate Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo from [[Biju Janata Dal]] got 66257 number of votes <ref>{{cite web |title=Bolangir Odisha |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/bolangir-election-result-s18a068/ |website=news18 |publisher=news18.com}}</ref>

==Background==
Narasingha Mishra (Narsing Mishra/Narasingh Mishra) comes from the small village of Chhatamakhna near [[Balangir]] in Odisha.
His father, Yudhisthir Mishra, was a lawyer and a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent assembly of India]].<ref>[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol9p13b.htm Y.Mishra debate]</ref>
Born into a family where politics was a part and parcel of the daily life, he joined politics at the age of 18 and was enrolled as a member of the [[Communist Party of India]] and continued as such until 1993. During that period, he held many party positions and successfully led several agitations.

He has had a very successful practice as a lawyer. Except for the period when he was a minister he has remained in active practice.
Notable amongst his achievements for public cause as a lawyer was, the [[Orissa High Court]] directive to state government for direct procurement of paddy from farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-06-24|title=Orissa Resists Demand For Direct Paddy Purchase From Farmers|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/orissa-resists-demand-for-direct-paddy-purchase-from-farmers/50194/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Although he joined the state legislature only in 1990, he was considered to be a power center in Balangir for a long time. He is said to be the mentor of many presents and former public representatives from the region and this probably makes him a potent force irrespective of the party he represents.

[[File:Narshingha Mishra attending Odisha assembly during COVID pandemic.jpg|thumb|left|Narashingha Mishra attending the monsoon session of Odisha assembly during the COVID-19 pandemic]]

He was first elected to the Odisha Assembly from Loisingha under the [[Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and joined the cabinet as the Minister of Law.<ref>[http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/aconst110.htm 2004 result]</ref> One of his major contributions as a minister was the [[Special Courts]] Bill, with which Odisha aimed to fight corruption in high places.

After losing the 2000 elections he fought back from [[Luisinga]] in 2004 and is the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislature Party in Odisha assembly.
He lost the Parliamentary elections from the Balangir Parliamentary Constituency in 2009. He is currently a part-time member of the Law Commission of India. He won the Bolangir Constituency with 61730 votes in Assembly Election 2014 from Balangir District of Odisha, by a margin of 12254 compared to his/her immediate rival Ananga Udaya Singhdeo of BJD.


== Professional ==
*Member Odisha state bar council from 1985 to 1990.
*Member 19th law commission, Govt. of India.
*Vice President of State unit of Indo-Soviet-Cultural Society.
*Vice President of State unit of International Peace Council.
*Chairman, Special Committee constituted by [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]].
*Chairman, Special Committee to examine and suggest necessary amendment to the existing Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the [[Odisha]] Legislative Assembly.
*Member of [[Public Accounts Committee (India)|Public Accounts Committee]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=21906 Former Law Minister of Orissa Narasingha Mishra nominated as member of Law Commission of India]
*[http://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=338 candidate profile]

==See also==
[[Law Commission of India]]

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