Lokanath Misra
Governor of Assam
In office
17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Preceded byDevi Das Thakur
Succeeded bySrinivas Kumar Sinha
Governor of Nagaland
In office
13 April 1992 – 1 October 1993
Preceded byM. M. Thomas
Succeeded byV. K. Nayyar
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
17 March 1991 – 25 March 1991
Preceded byDevi Das Thakur
Succeeded bySurendranath Dwivedy
Member of the Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1960 – 2 April 1978
ConstituencyOdisha
Personal details
Born(1922-11-21)21 November 1922[1]
Banapur, Khordha, Bihar-Orissa, British India
Died27 May 2009(2009-05-27) (aged 87)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Political partyJanata Party
Other political
affiliations		Swatantra Party
SpouseBinapani Misra
ChildrenPinaki Misra
Anuradha Misra

Lokanath Misra (22 November 1921 - 27 May 2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2] He was the Governor of Assam from 1991 to 1997[3] and held additional charge as Governor of Nagaland from 1992 to 1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.[4] He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younger brother, Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India[5] while his son, Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency.

References

  1. ↑ "ww.constitutionofindia.net/constituent_assembly_members/lokanath_misra81". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "M" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Governors since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Former Assam Governor Loknath Mishra dies". OrissaDiary. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Governor of Assam dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2015.


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