| Narasingha Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1940 Bolangir,Orissa |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 4 sons |
Narasingha Mishra (Oriya: ନରସିଂହ ମିଶ୍ର ; born 23 December 1940) is a politician from Orissa, India.[1] He was a Member of Orissa Legislative Assembly and 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 last represented Loisingha constituency from the Indian National Congress party.[2]
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Narasingha Mishra (Narsing Mishra/Narasingh Mishra) comes from the small village of Chhatamakhna near Balangir in Orissa. His father, Yudhisthir Mishra, was a lawyer and a member of the Constituent assembly of India.[3] 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.[1]
Although he joined the state legislature only in 1990, he was considered to be a power centre in Balangir for a long time. He is said to be the mentor of many present and former public representatives from the region and this probably makes him a potent force irrespective of the party he represents.
He was first elected to the Orissa Assembly from Loisingha under the Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency) and joined the cabinet as the Minister of Law.[4] One of his major contributions as a minister was the Special Courts Bill, with which Orissa aimed to fight corruption in high places.
In 1995, he was elected from the Binika assembly constituency and was made the chairman of Western Orissa Development Council (WODC)[2]. As chairman of WODC he had initiated the establishment of a medical college and hospital in Balangir.
After losing the 2000 elections he fought back from Luisinga in 2004 and is the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislature Party in Orissa assembly. He lost the Parliamentary elections from the Balangir Parliamentary Constituency in 2009.