Rangnath Mishra
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| Rangnath Mishra | |
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| Born | 01 July 1959 (65 years) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Politician |
| 🏛️ Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
Rangnath Mishra (born July 01, 1959) is an Indian Politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and hails from District Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. He has been two times minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and four times Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha representing Aurai constituency[1][2][3]. He was the candidate of Mahagathbandan for Bhadohi Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election[4][5].
Early Life[edit]
Rangnath Mishra was born in village Sahsepur of Bhadohi district (then in District Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh to father Keshav Prasad Mishra and mother Indrawati Devi[2]. He was the fifth of the six children in his family. He has three sons and three daughters[2].
Political Career[edit]
Rangnath Mishra started his career as a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member[6]. In 1980 he joined Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)[6]. Mishra was appointed as Varanasi District president for Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and played a significant role in creation of Bhadohi district from Varanasi[3]. He was also appointed as the first president of the BJP from Bhadohi District [3] In 1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, he debuted as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Aurai Constituency and polled second to a Janta Dal party's candidate[7]. In 1993 elections, he again contested from Aurai and became first-time MLA by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party's Raj Kumari[8]. In 1996, he was again elected MLA from the constituency by defeating Samajwadi Party's candidate Jaheed[9]. He was appointed as a Minster of State in the Kalyan Singh's, Ram Prakash Gupta's and Rajnath Singh's cabinet of 1996 Uttar Pradesh's BJP Government and held various portfolios intermittently such as Home, Electricity, Health and Forest[3]. He was then popularly known to provide 24-hour electricity exclusively to his district Bhadohi [3]. In 2002 assembly elections, he lost to BSP's Uday Bhan Singh[10]. In 2005, after disqualification of Uday Bhan Singh's membership, Mishra contested the Aurai Assembly bye-election on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket after switching from BJP and won by defeating Samajwadi Party's Rita Singh[11][12]. In 2007 Assembly Elections, he again contested from the said constituency and won by defeating Samajwadi Party's Rita Singh again[13]. He was sworn-in as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Mayawati's cabinet and held Rural Development portfolio[2]. Later he was elevated as a cabinet minister with the portfolio of Secondary Education[2]. In 2012, after the Aurai Constituency was reservered Mishra contested from adjoining Mirzapur constituency where he polled second to Samajwadi Party's Kailash Nath Chaurasia[14]. In 2017 elections, Mishra contested from Bhadohi Assembly Constituency where he polled third. In 2019 general elections, Mishra contested as a Mahagathbandhan alliance candidate from Bhadohi Parliamentary Constituency where he lost to BJP's Ramesh Chand Bind by a margin of 43,615 votes[5][4][15]. In 2020, Mishra was appointed as BSP's co-ordinator for Mirzapur Division as part of BSP's strategy to muster Brahmin's vote[16]. In 2022, he rejoined BJP[17].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): By Assembly". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "कहानी उत्तर प्रदेश की: टैक्सी यूनियन का वह नेता जो बसपा, भाजपा सरकार में मंत्री बन गया, अपने जिले में 24 घंटे बिजली के लिए अपनी ही सरकार में कर दी थी बगावत". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "पूर्व मंत्री रंगनाथ मिश्र बसपा प्रभारी घोषित -". Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 पूर्व मंत्री रंगनाथ मिश्र की पुरी राजनैतिक कहानी। जीप स्टैंड से गृह मन्त्री #loksabhaelection2024.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 550. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 575. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 1996" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 526.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 518.
- ↑ "Ranganath Mishra of BJP joins BSP in UP". The Times of India. 2005-11-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Patrika". पत्रिका.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 674.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). p. 656.
- ↑ "Bhadohi Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: भदोही लोक सभा चुनाव 2019 उम्मीदवार के नाम, पिछले विजेता– NDTV India". ndtv.in. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "यूपी चुनाव की तैयारियों के बीच मायावती का बड़ा प्रयोग, सभी भाईचारा कमेटियां भंग की, अब ब्राह्मणों पर फोकस". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Rangnath Mishra returns to BJP fold after 17 years". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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