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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''Vijay Kumar Mishra''' (born 7 September 1957) is an Indian politician who, {{as of|2017|lc=on}}, represents the [[Gyanpur (Assembly constituency)|Gyanpur constituency]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]. As a member of the [[NISHAD Party]], he won the seat in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 state assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite news |work=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/uttar-pradesh/gyanpur/ |title=
Gyanpur - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017 |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref> In March 2018, he was expelled from that party, despite being its only [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA), when he supported a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in elections to the [[Rajya Sabha]]. The party allied with the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) and had ordered him to support the BSP candidate, [[Bhim Rao Ambedkar (legislator)|Bhim Rao Ambedkar]].<ref>{{cite news |work=DNA |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nishad-party-expels-rebel-mla-vijay-mishra-for-cross-voting-in-rs-polls-2597237 |title=Nishad Party expels rebel MLA Vijay Mishra for cross-voting in RS polls in UP |first=Srawan |last=Shukla |date=24 March 2018 |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

Mishra is being detained by UP Police under charges of extortion and land-grabbing and trespassing.
Mishra had been a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP), for whom he successfully contested in the [[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2002]], [[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]] and [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012 assembly elections]].<ref name="toi"/> Described in 2007 by the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' as a "mafia", he had at that time over 30 pending criminal cases lodged against him.<ref name="ht">{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |title=BSP's elephant gaining speed here |date=24 April 2007 |first=Prabhu |last=Razdan |accessdate=2019-01-22 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bsp-s-elephant-gaining-speed-here/story-szGjKBijnWmlzs7GWqlr0M.html}}</ref> He contested the 2012 election while in jail<ref name="toi"/> in relation to an alleged involvement in the 2010 bomb attack on [[Nand Gopal Gupta]] (also known as Nand Gopal Nandi),who was minister of state at that time (2010) and was chosen as cabinet minister in yogi adityanath's government.. Denying the charges as being politically motivated, he was released on bail later in the year, by which time 62 criminal cases were recorded against him.<ref>{{cite news |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/up-cops-caught-on-camera-vying-for-tips-114018-2012-08-22 |title=UP cops caught on camera vying for tips from SP MLA freed on bail |first=Piyush |last=Srivastava |date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |title= Three cops caught taking money from MLA's kin |date=23 August 2012 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-cops-caught-taking-money-from-mla-s-kin/story-uSJ7TmneNl6lribGhAjCxM.html |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref> His family had anticipated his release would occur if the SP were returned to government.<ref>{{cite news |work=Sunday Guardian |title=Dons do well in UP |first=Abhimanyu |last=Singh |date=6 March 2012 |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/dons-do-well-in-up |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

The SP said it expelled Mishra in 2017 for "anti-party activities" when he had decided to contest the 2017 elections as an independent candidate due to the SP not adopting him. Other members of his family were expelled at the same time, including his wife, Ramlali Mishra, who was a member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/sp-expelled-vijay-mishra-from-the-party.html |title=SP expelled Vijay Mishra from the party |work=The Pioneer |date=1 March 2017 |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref> Mishra says that he resigned, together with many of his supporters.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/samajwadi-party-strongman-rebels-after-ticket-denial-fears-life-threat-from-sp-leadership/articleshow/56736085.cms |title=Samajwadi Party strongman rebels after ticket denial, fears life threat from SP leadership |first=Binay |last=Singh |date=23 January 2017 |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

Mishra and his daughter, Seema, who was then contesting a [[Lok Sabha]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]], were both provided with armed protection officers for a period up to April 2014, when the courts ordered that this measure, financed by the Uttar Pradesh government, was illegal. It ruled that such protection could not be given to people with a criminal history.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |title=Allahanbad HC: withdraw gunners of Gyanpur MLA |date=11 April 2014 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Allahabad-HC-Withdraw-gunners-of-Gyanpur-MLA/articleshow/33573580.cms |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

Mishra was born on 7 September 1957 in Khaptiha (Allahabad). His official parliamentary biography describes him as a [[Brahmin]], with one son and five daughters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri Vijay Mishra - Gyanpur -Samajwadi Party |url=http://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=13143 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/slammer-dunk-to-a-poll-safari/279879 |work=Outlook |title=Slammer Dunk To A Poll Safari |first=Debarshi |last=Dasgupta |date=20 February 2012 |accessdate=2019-01-27}}

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[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012]]
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