Party Name : Biju Janata Dal
Constituency : Puri
State : Odisha
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Lokanath Misra
Mother's Name : Smt. Binapani Misra
Date of birth : 23 Oct 1959
Profession : Advocate
Positions held :
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996 - 97 Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009-2011 Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation2009 - May, 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Civil Aviation2009 - May, 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law & Justice2011 - May, 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1 Sep. 2014- 25 May 2019 Chairperson, Standing Committee on Urban DevelopmentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence29 Jan. 2015 - 25 May 2019 Member, General Purposes CommitteeMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)20 June 2019 onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation15 Oct. 2019 onwards Leader, Biju Janata Dal Legislature Party in Lok Sabha21 Nov. 2019 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications1 May 2020 onwards Member, Committee on Estimates
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Participated in and won prizes in many prestigious debates/ contests during the school and college days
Social And Cultural Activities
Acted in plays during school and college days
Special Interests
Music, Art, Literature, Gardening and Sports; Specially interested in collecting paintings by old masters of India
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Music, watching movies and sports events
Sports and Clubs
Played Soccer, Hockey and Cricket during School and College days; Captain of St. Stephen`s College Football Team
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Travelled to over 30 Countries; Travelled in 2013 to Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the Hon`ble Speaker at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference; Travelled to Austria in 2013 also as part of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti for the Planning Commission; Practicing Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India and almost all High Courts in India and major Tribunals in India; Specialization in Corporate Law, Foreign Exchange, Customs and Excise Laws, Mining related Laws, Company Laws, Environmental Laws and Constitutional Laws.
