Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Deoria
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Ramagiya Mishra
Mother's Name : Smt. Prabhawati Mishra
Date of birth : 01 Jul 1941
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1978 - 1984, 2001 - 2012 Member, Rajya Sabha (Three terms)1986 - 2001 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Three terms)1997 - 2000 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh2008 - 2011 Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha2010 - 2012 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation (RS)2012 -2014 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha27 May 2014 - 2 Sept. 2017 Union Cabinet Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises1 Sept. 2017 - 31 Aug. 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Defence6 Jan. 2018 onwards Chairperson, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit1 Sept. 2018 onwards Chairperson, Standing Committee on Defence
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Judicial Accountability (ii) Hindutva Ek Jeevan Shaily
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Has contributed extensively through articles on varied socio-economic subjects in English & Hindi dailies and magazines. Organized motivational programmes for youth in different areas like social service, spiritualism and nation building. Also served as Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti
Social And Cultural Activities
Has actively participated in various institutes and organizations like Kamal Jyoti, Prabhavati Intermediate College, Ghazipur, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and Banaras Hindu University etc. Encouraged promotion of films and cultural activities in State of Uttar Pradesh
Special Interests
Development of Entrepreneurship amongst youth is an area of special interest and firmly believes that it is by developing entrepreneurial skills that youth of this country are made self reliant and enabled to contribute positively towards development of this country.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Writing, Traveling, Yoga, Pranayam, Meditation and Spirituality
Sports and Clubs
President, Uttar Pradesh Archery Association; Uttar Pradesh Taekwondo Association Vice-President, National Archery Association
Countries Visited
Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Hong-Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Japan, North Korea, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Worked as Pracharak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) in Gorakhpur for 5 year from 1963-1968; elected National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party on 16 April 2010; was Organizing Secretary, Bharatiya Jan Sangh at Azamgarh Centre in 1968; worked as a Convenor of ‘Sampurna Kranti’(Total Revolution) started by late Jai Prakash Narain in eastern Uttar Pradesh in 1974; was detained in jail at Deoria under MISA from July 4, 1975 to February 4, 1977 during Emergency; Elected National President, All India Janata Yuva Morcha, a youth organization of Janata Party in December 1978; National Convenor, Yuva Sangathan Samanvaya Samiti in August 1979; Member:- (i) Indian Goodwill Delegation to Russia, North Korea, Japan, China and Hong Kong, March 1979; and (ii) Parliamentary Delegation to participate in the 59th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, 2004; visited Dallas (U.S.A.) as the Chief Guest at the International Hindi Convention; was Chairman, Legislative Harmony Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and a Member of various Committees. Was Convenor of a Sub-Committee on “Uttaranchal Nirman Samiti” of the Council of Ministers (Government of Uttar Pradesh); As the Minister of Public Works and Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, formulated the Road Development Policy in Uttar Pradesh. For the first time got the link roads constructed in maximum number of villages under the “Deen Dayal Link Road Scheme” and set a record by constructing more than 120 bridges. Also brought about road revolution by raising the road levels, improving and widening the highways at a large scale and by carrying out “Pothole-less Road” Campaign; In the field of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh received the “Best Performing State in the Country” award for the first time from the Prime Minister; Have served as in-charge, B.J.P. of U.P., Delhi and Rajasthan from 2003 to 2004 and Bihar in 2007 and Himachal Pradesh from 2010 - 2012 and also was the All India Vice President of B.J.P.
