Abhishek Mishra

Abhishek Mishra (Born : 29 August 1977), secured a stunning victory in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Elections, from the Lucknow North constituency, representing the Samajwadi Party. He is currently the Minister of State to Hon'ble Chief Minister and Science and Technology in the cabinet of Mr. Akhilesh Yadav. [1]

From Academia to Politics

A PhD from the University of Cambridge[2] Mishra's research area was Business Policy. In 2010, he directed a program in management skills training for 140 officers of the Indian Police Service.[3] In 2012, he entered politics by joining the Samajwadi Party, and was immediately asked to contest the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012 from the Lucknow North constituency. His campaign was helped by students from IIM who campaigned in the constituency over the weekends.[4]

His father, Jai Shanker Mishra is an 1980 batch Indian Administrative Services officer, who superannuated from the post of CEO K.V.I.C. Khadi and Village Industries Commission.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "From Class to Cabinet". indiatoday. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Faculty Profile – IIMA". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "IIMA hones IPS officers' managerial skills". dna. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/Statewises2422.htm
  5. ↑ "babus of india". babusofindia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.