Janeshwar Mishra (5 August 1933 – 22 January 2010) was a politician from

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

. He was a member of the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...

and also represented

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

in the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

, the upper house of the

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. He was known as ''Chhote Lohia'' (Lohia Junior) for his commitment towards socialist ideology.Socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra passes away
/ref> This is in reference to Ram Manohar Lohia.

Biography

He was born in Shubhanathahin (शुभनथहीं ) village in

Ballia Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges River, Ganges and the Ghaghara River, Gh ...

on 5 August 1933.Janeshwar Mishra passes away
TNN, 22 January 2010, 10:39pm ISTSP leader Janeshwar Mishra died
, HT Correspondent/M Hasan, Hindustan Times Lucknow , 22 January 2010 He was B.A. and LL.B.Detailed Profile: Shri Janeshwar Mishra
/ref> He was president of the student union of Purna nand Inter College and attended

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

as well. While still a student, he joined the Samajwadi Yuvajan Sabha and met Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and

Raj Narain Raj Narain (23 November 1917 – 31 December 1986) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He won in a famous electoral malpractice case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to her disqualification and imposition of E ...

Lok Sabha

He represented the Allahabad

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constituency three times. He first became the member of Lok Sabha by defeating K D Malviya, the sitting Petroleum Minister in

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

Cabinet from Phulpur constituency in

Allahabad district Allahabad district, officially known as Prayagraj district, is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The district headquarters is Allahabad which was renamed Prayagraj at the same time as the district was renamed. The Di ...

in 1969–70. Subsequently, he defeated V.P.Singh by almost 90,000 votes from Allahabad-Jamunapaar parliamentary constituency in 1977 elections.Socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra passes away
/ref> He served as a Member of Sixth Lok Sabha, 1977–80, and as Member of Ninth Lok Sabha, 1989–91.

Union Minister

He served in the governments of

Morarji Desai Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 to 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his ...

Chaudhary Charan Singh Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the 'champion of India's peasants.' Charan S ...

, V P Singh,

Chandrashekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...

, H D Deve Gowda and I K Gujral.Veteran socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra dies
Lucknow, 22 Jan (PTI) He served as union minister of state from 1977. He also held portfolios of Petroleum, Water Resources Chemicals and Fertilisers, Energy, Shipping and Transport, and Communication and Railways. He served as the minister of state for Railways in the

Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar ( 17 April 1927 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991. He headed a minority government of a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with ...

government during 1990–91. He was Railways Minister in the Chandra Shekhar government in 1990–91.

Rajya Sabha

He was elected to

in 1996. He was re-elected to

in 2000 and 2006.

Death

He died due to

cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and possib ...

on 22 January 2010 at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Allahabad. At the time of death, he was the

's vice president and member of the

. He is survived by two daughters.

Influence

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Akhilesh Das (1961–2017), educationist, professor, Indian politician and philanthropist * Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born 1982), Indian academic and Professor at Texas A&M University * ...

credits Janeshwar Mishra with initiating him into politics.The party is over and the bill is due: Akhilesh Yadav, 14 March 2012, Tehelka, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ws140312UTTAR_PRADESH.asp

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
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