Shri Umakant Mishra | ENTRANCE INDIA

Name of Member: Shri Umakant Mishra

Political Party: Congress (I)

Constituency & State: Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8

8th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

MISHRA, SHRI UMAKANT, M.A., LL.B. [Congress (I)—Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur, 1984] s. of late Shri Yagya Narain Mishra; b. at Baraundha Village, Mirzapur District, December 15, 1927; ed. at Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi; m. Smt. Maya Devi; 1 d.; Agriculturist and Lawyer; participated in the Sugarcane Movement organised by Congress (I) in March 1978; imprisoned for taking part in Satyagraha held at the time of Smt. Indira Gandhi’s arrest; also participated in all other movements organised by Congress (I) from time to time; Block Pramukh and General Secretary, District Congress Committee and City Congress Committee, Mirzapur; Chairman, Health Committee Zila Parishad, Mirzapur; Member, (i) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, 1974-81 and (ii) Member, Seventh Lok Sabha, 1981-84.

Social activities: Working for forging unity among farmers, Harijans and Adivasis and rendering service to them; founded several educational institutions and looking after their management; engaged in efforts for the development of rural areas.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Literature, Music, Travel and reading Sanskrit Literature.

Special interests: Politics and social service.

Accomplishments in letters, art and science: Translated Kalidasa’s Ritu Samhar from Sanskrit into Hindi and English.

Permanent address: Imarati Road, Baraundha Village and P.O. Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.

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