Bal Chandra Misra (born 17 July 1942) is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Bal Chandra Misra
बाल चन्द्र मिश्र
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
July 1991 – December 1992
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1989–2002
Preceded byVilayati Ram Katyal
Succeeded byAjay Kapoor
ConstituencyGovind Nagar
Personal details
Born (1942-07-17) 17 July 1942 (age 81)
Munichapra (Uttar Pradesh)J
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShobha Rani Misra (m. 1962)
ChildrenVijaya Mishra Tiwari (Eldest)

Vineeta Mishra Tripathi

Sangeeta Mishra Chaturvedi

Vaibhav Mishra (Youngest)

EducationL. L. B.
ProfessionAdvocate

Life edit

He was elected four times as MLA from Govind Nagar assembly seat of Kanpur which is the largest assembly seat in Asia as BJP candidate.[1] After 1996 election, CM Kalyan Singh made him minister in his cabinet. He was also minister in Raj Nath Singh cabinet for the department of Food & Civil Supplies and Labour. He was later made regional president of BJP unit Kanpur zone. He is known to take tough decisions with ease and not bowing down to corruption and inappropriate orders from senior leaders. Moreover, many senior leaders consider him as 'Bal Thackeray' of BJP. He is still considered one of the most honest politicians of his time. He actively contributed to rescuing Sikhs, at the risk of his life, during the 1984 Sikh Massacre. He hasn't been properly rewarded for his excellence due to rift between him and senior leaders, (allegedly Murli Manohar Joshi, Member of Parliament from Kanpur seat during 2014–2019) for not accepting their illegitimate demands and has made himself a little apart from politics citing medical reasons but, is still a gem in Indian politics.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Govind Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections Results, Candidate Lists, Localities, Current MLA". Elections.in. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ Singh, Kautilya (19 May 2009). "After poll battle, Cong, BJP leaders face war at home". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 January 2019.