Maheshdutta Chandragopal Mishra (20 February 1913 – 11 November 2006) was an Indian politician. He was the son of Chandra Gopal Mishra, a prominent freedom fighter. An

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activist since his child years and a close associate of

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from 1941 onwards, Mishra worked as his private secretary at the time of Gandhi's death. Mishra was one of two

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candidates elected from the Harda constituency in the 1951-52 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He obtained 17,029 votes. He contested the Jabalpur Lok Sabha seat in the 1957 general election, as a

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candidate. He finished in second place with 44,259 votes (30.54% of the votes in the constituency). He was elected to the

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(lower house of the

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) from the Khandwa seat in the 1962 general election, standing as an

candidate. He obtained 105,889 votes (46.09%), defeating

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and Praja Socialist Party candidates in the fray. Mishra worked for thirteen years as a teacher in political science at

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

. As of 1976 he served as Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at

Jabalpur University Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (Rani Durgavati University), also known as University of Jabalpur, is a government university in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was named after the queen Rani Durgavati. History The university was constituted ...

. Mishra died on 11 November 2006 in Harda.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Mahesh dutta 1916 births 2006 deaths India MPs 1962–1967 Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party politicians Praja Socialist Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh People from Khandwa district