Preceded by Devi Das Thakur Preceded by Devi Das Thakur Died May 27, 2009, Bhubaneswar Children Pinaki Misra | Preceded by M. M. Thomas Name Lokanath Misra Party Janata Party Succeeded by V. K. Nayyar Role Politician | |
Succeeded by Srinivas Kumar Sinha Succeeded by Surendranath Dwivedy | ||
Lokenath Misra (1921-2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the Governor of Assam during 1991-1997 and Governor of Nagaland during 1992-1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.
He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younger brother Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India. His son Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency
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