Ajay Kumar Mishra
Ajay Kumar Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2021 Serving with Nityanand Rai and Nisith Pramanik | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Zafar Ali Naqvi |
| Constituency | Kheri |
| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 2012 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Gopal Patel |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Gopal Patel |
| Constituency | Nighasan (Assembly constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1960[1] Lakhimpur Kheri district[1] |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Pushpa Mishra (wife) |
| Children | 02 sons 1 daughter |
| Parents | Ambika Prasad Mishra (father)[1] |
| Residence | Vill. & Post Banveerpur, Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Alma mater | B.Sc., L.L.B., (Christ Church College and D.A.V College Kanpur (Kanpur University). |
| Profession | Politician & businessperson |
Ajay Kumar Mishra (25 September 1960) is a politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha.[1][2].He is the current Minister of State in Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India. He represents the Kheri constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party, his son Ashish Mishra is facing criminal charges for murder of 4 farmers in Kheri.[3][4][5]
Early life and education[edit]
Mishra was born in Banveer Pur village in Lakhimpur Kheri district. He attended the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and attained Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Laws degrees.[2][1]
Political career[edit]
In 2012, Mishra was elected as MLA in the 16th Legislative Assembly from Nighasan. [1][5][2] Mishra has won the Lok Sabha elections from Kheri constituency in 2014 and 2019, as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
In September 2014, he was appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee on Rural Development. In July 2021, he became Minister of State in the Ministry Of Home Affairs in the Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.[6]
Posts held[edit]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mar 2012 | May 2014 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| 02 | May 2014 | Incumbent | Member, 16th Lok Sabha | |
| 03 | Jul 2021 | Incumbent | Minister of State in the Ministry Of Home Affairs, 17th Lok Sabha | Mishra was named Minister of state in the ministry of Home Affairs on 7 July 2021 after the reshuffle of Cabinet. |
Controversies[edit]
On October 3, 2021, in Lakhimpur Kheri his son Ashish Mishra allegedly ran over his car on protesting farmers. In this incident four farmers lost their lives. Farmers groups alleged that at least four farmers were killed and several injured after they were deliberately run over by a car that was part of the convoy of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.[7] Four persons in the Minister’s convoy were killed in violence that followed, Kheri Additional SP Arun Kumar Singh said.[8] Eight people including four farmers died in violence that broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on October 3, 2021 after a protest to block UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to Banbirpur village.[9]
See also[edit]
- Kheri (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Nighasan (Assembly constituency)
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Member Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58760612
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/farmers-killed-as-car-in-union-ministers-convoy-runs-amok/article36807735.ece
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-dead-in-up-s-lakhimpur-kheri-after-jeep-runs-over-protesting-farmers-101633273679900.html
