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'''Chaturanan Mishra''' (7 April 1925 &ndash; 2 July 2011)<ref name="eco">''The Economic Times''. ''[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/former-minister-chaturanan-mishra-passes-away/articleshow/9076012.cms Former Minister Chaturanan Mishra passes away]''</ref> was an Indian politician and [[trade union]]ist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, [[Madhubani District]],<ref name="ls">[[Lok Sabha]]. ''[http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11bi34.htm Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - XI Lok Sabha]''</ref> was a key leader of the [[Communist Party of India]] in [[Bihar]], and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the [[United Front (India)|United Front]] government.
'''Chaturanan Mishra''' (7 April 1925 &ndash; 2 July 2011)<ref name="eco">''The Economic Times''. ''[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/former-minister-chaturanan-mishra-passes-away/articleshow/9076012.cms Former Minister Chaturanan Mishra passes away]''</ref> was an Indian politician and [[trade union]]ist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, [[Madhubani District]],<ref name="ls">[[Lok Sabha]]. ''[http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11bi34.htm Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - XI Lok Sabha]''</ref> was a key leader of the [[Communist Party of India]] in [[Bihar]], and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]] government.


He was the founder general secretary of the [[Kedar Das Institute for Labour and Social Studies]].<ref>{{cite report |title=Synopsis of Debates |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat |date=1 August 2011 |url=https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/Synopsis/SynopsisUpload/223/01082011.pdf |page=11 |access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title=Lok Sabha Debates |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |date=1 August 2011 |url=https://eparlib.sansad.in/bitstream/123456789/758565/1/01.08.11_VIII.pdf |page=40 |access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Biographical Sketch of Chaturanan Mishra |website=IndiaPress – Lok Sabha Archives |url=https://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11bi34.php |access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref>
==Quit India Movement==
==Quit India Movement==
Mishra took part in the 1942 [[Quit India Movement]].<ref name="ls"/><ref name="p76">Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA76 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 76</ref>  Due to his pro-Independence activism, he had to go into exile in [[Nepal]] for a period. Back in India, he was imprisoned at [[Darbhanga]] jail.<ref name="ls"/>
Mishra took part in the 1942 [[Quit India Movement]].<ref name="ls"/><ref name="p76">Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA76 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 76</ref>  Due to his pro-Independence activism, he had to go into exile in [[Nepal]] for a period. Back in India, he was imprisoned at [[Darbhanga]] jail.<ref name="ls"/>
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Mishra contested the [[Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh seat]] in the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 Lok Sabha election]]. He finished third with 35,809 votes (12.45%).<ref>[[Election Commission of India]]. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref>
Mishra contested the [[Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh seat]] in the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 Lok Sabha election]]. He finished third with 35,809 votes (12.45%).<ref>[[Election Commission of India]]. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref>


==1981 election==
==1980s==
He was defeated by [[Urmila Devi]] of the [[Congress (I)]] in a 1981 by-election (the 1980 election had been suspended following the death of Congress (I) candidate [[Randhir Prasad]], Urmila Devi's husband).<ref>Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA74 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 74</ref> Mishra's candidature had been supported by the [[CPI(M)]], [[revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] and [[Lok Dal]].<ref>Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA79 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 79</ref>
He was defeated by [[Urmila Devi]] of the [[Congress (I)]] in a 1981 by-election (the 1980 election had been suspended following the death of Congress (I) candidate [[Randhir Prasad]], Urmila Devi's husband).<ref>Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA74 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 74</ref> Mishra's candidature had been supported by the [[CPI(M)]], [[revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] and [[Lok Dal]].<ref>Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nQoRXtPsoSwC&pg=PA79 Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 79</ref>


==1980s==
During the 1980s, Mishra became the president of the All India Trade Union Congress. In 1984 he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref name="ls"/>
During the 1980s, Mishra became the president of the All India Trade Union Congress. In 1984 he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref name="ls"/>


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Chaturanan Mishra
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Government of India
In office
10 July 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Preceded byH. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byBhogendra Jha
Succeeded byShakeel Ahmad
ConstituencyMadhubani
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Bihar
In office
1984–1996
Personal details
Born7 April 1925
Nahar, Madhubani District, Bihar
DiedJuly 2, 2011(2011-07-02) (aged 86)
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India
OccupationPolitician
Indian freedom fighter

Chaturanan Mishra (7 April 1925 – 2 July 2011)[1] was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, Madhubani District,[2] was a key leader of the Communist Party of India in Bihar, and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the United Front government.

He was the founder general secretary of the Kedar Das Institute for Labour and Social Studies.[3][4][5]

Quit India Movement[edit | edit source]

Mishra took part in the 1942 Quit India Movement.[2][6] Due to his pro-Independence activism, he had to go into exile in Nepal for a period. Back in India, he was imprisoned at Darbhanga jail.[2]

1962–1980[edit | edit source]

He contested the Giridih seat in the 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, finishing second with 6,379 votes.[7]

Mishra joined the National Council of the Communist Party of India in 1964.[2] He became the president of the Bihar State Committee of the All India Trade Union Congress.[6]

Between 1969 and 1980 he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, representing the Giridih seat.[2][8] He led the CPI faction in the Legislative Assembly for ten years.[2] During this period he was referred to as 'the backbone of CPI in Bihar'.[9] Madhubani, Mishra's home turf, got the nickname 'Leningrad of Bihar'.[10] Mishra also served as president of the World Miners Association for a period.[6]

Mishra contested the Hazaribagh seat in the 1977 Lok Sabha election. He finished third with 35,809 votes (12.45%).[11]

1980s[edit | edit source]

He was defeated by Urmila Devi of the Congress (I) in a 1981 by-election (the 1980 election had been suspended following the death of Congress (I) candidate Randhir Prasad, Urmila Devi's husband).[12] Mishra's candidature had been supported by the CPI(M), RSP and Lok Dal.[13]

During the 1980s, Mishra became the president of the All India Trade Union Congress. In 1984 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.[2]

In April 1989 he was included in the party secretariat of CPI.[2]

In 1990, he was again elected to the Rajya Sabha.[2]

Union Minister[edit | edit source]

Mishra was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1996 election from the Madhubani constituency with 282,194 votes.[2] His candidature had been supported by Janata Dal.[10] After the election he became Union Minister for Agriculture, a position he would hold until 1998.[2][14] Mishra was one of the two (along with Indrajit Gupta) first communist Union Ministers in Indian history.[15] In May 1997 he also overtook the portfolios of Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution as Union Minister.[2]

In 1998 Mishra was excluded from the CPI secretariat. Officially health factors were claimed as the rationale behind his exclusion, but the press speculated that the move was motivated by Mishra's opposition on the position of the party in opposing the introduction of President's Rule in Bihar.[16]

Mishra died in New Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at the age of 86.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Economic Times. Former Minister Chaturanan Mishra passes away
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Lok Sabha. Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - XI Lok Sabha
  3. ↑ Synopsis of Debates (PDF) (Report). Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 1 August 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Lok Sabha Debates (PDF) (Report). Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1 August 2011. p. 40. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Sketch of Chaturanan Mishra". IndiaPress – Lok Sabha Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 76
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
  8. ↑ Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 71
  9. ↑ Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 73
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Indian Express. Chaturanan Mishra may find the going tough this time
  11. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 74
  13. ↑ Mishra, S. N., L. M. Prasad, and Kushal Sharma. Tribal Voting Behaviour: A Study of Bihar Tribes. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1982. p. 79
  14. ↑ Mishra, Chaturanan. Need to Redefine Socialism after the Collapse of the Soviet Union, article in Mainstream
  15. ↑ Manisha. Profiles of Indian Prime Ministers: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr. Manmohan Singh. New Delhi: Mittal Publ, 2005. p. 367
  16. ↑ Indian Express. Chaturanan dropped from CPI secretariat

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