Mahesh Dutta Mishra (Gird politician)

Mahesh Dutta Mishra, an Indian politician. He was the son of Balwant Parshad Mishra and hailed from Barai village in Gird district.[1]

Mishra contested the Ghatigaon constituency in the 1951-52 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election as an independent. He finished in second place with 6,348 votes (41.68%).[2] After the election Mishra charged that there had been irregularities.[1]

He won the Gird seat in the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 11,184 votes (38.40%). In this election he stood as an Indian National Congress candidate. Amongst his opponents were Sarnam Singh of the Praja Socialist Party and Balkrishna Sharma of the Communist Party of India.[3]

Ten years later, Mishra again stood as a candidate for the Gird seat in a June 1972 by-election. He was the candidate of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was supported by Vijaya Raje Scindia.[4][5] He got 11,915 votes, being defeated with a margin of 789 votes by Balkrishna Sharma of the CPI.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2097.
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA BHARAT
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India. REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH
  4. ↑ Asian Recorder, Vol. 18. 1972. p. viii.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95
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