Kalraj Mishra (born 1 July 1941) is an Indian politician, serving as the

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and

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of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the BJP-led

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. Being affiliated with the

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(

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), he was a member of

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from Deoria constituency in

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from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of

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and a MLA from

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. He was also President of

state unit of the BJP. He was appointed the

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for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Personal life

Mishra was born on 1 July 1941 as the fourth son in a middle-class family in Malikpur,

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. His father, Ramagya Mishra, was a teacher. He obtained his M.A. degree from

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. He married Satyawati Mishra on 7 May 1963, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.

Political career

In 1955, Mishra became a ''swayamsevak'' of

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and in 1963 became RSS ''purnkalik pracharak''. In 1977, he was vice–president of Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth organisation of

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), with

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as its president. In 1979, he was elected as President of Janata Yuva Morcha. He was the first elected National President of

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. He was a three term member of

in 1978, 2001 and 2006. He entered politics and held many party positions at state and national level. He was a Cabinet Minister in

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holding the portfolios of Public Works, Medical Education and Tourism during March 1997 – August 2000 period. Mishra started a campaign wherein all state highways would be made crater free. He played an important role in the formation of

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. By his efforts and organisational capability he was able to make a good & competent organisation. First time ever Mishra contested Vidhan Sabha election in 2012 as a BJP candidate from

and won the seat for BJP. He initiated many developmental projects. In 2014 Mishra became MP from Deoria constituency & later appointed Cabinet Minister in the

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. He was the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 26 May 2014 to 2 September 2017. On 15 July 2019 he was appointed

replacing Acharya Devvrat who was transferred to

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as Governor.

Governorship

In July 2019, he was appointed the

replacing Acharya Devvrat. In September 2019, he was appointed the

and is presently a governor designate.

References

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External links

Personal website

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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