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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg
| image = The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_size = 150px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|07|01}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|07|01}}
| birth_place = [[Ghazipur district|Malikpur]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Ghazipur district|Malikpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| office = 22nd [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
| office = 21st [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
| 1namedata = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| termstart = 9 September 2019
| termstart = 9 September 2019
| predecessor = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Kalyan Singh]]
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| office2 = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]]
| predecessor2 = [[K. H. Muniyappa]]
| predecessor2 = [[K. H. Muniyappa]]
| successor2 = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start2 = 26 May 2014
| term_start2 = 26 May 2014
| term_end2 = 31 August 2017
| term_end2 = 3 September 2017
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria]]
| constituency3 = [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria]]
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| predecessor3 = [[Gorakh Prasad Jaiswal]]
| predecessor3 = [[Gorakh Prasad Jaiswal]]
| successor3 = [[Ramapati Ram Tripathi]]
| successor3 = [[Ramapati Ram Tripathi]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| office4 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency4 = [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]]
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| term_start4 = 3 April 1978
| term_end4 = 2 April 1984
| term_start4 = 2012
| term_start5 = 7 June 2001
| term_end4 = 2014
| term_end5 = 2 April 2006
| predecessor4 = [[Vidya Sagar Gupta]]
| term_start6 = 3 April 2006
| successor4 = [[Ashutosh Tandon]]
| office5 = Minister of Public Works Department<br/>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start5 = 21 March 1997
| term_end5 = 17 August 2000
| 1blankname5 = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata5 = [[Mayawati]]<br/>[[Kalyan Singh]]<br/>[[Ram Prakash Gupta]]
| successor5 = [[Om Prakash Singh]]
| office6 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
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| term_start7 = 3 April 1978
| term_end7 = 2 April 1984
| constituency7 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start6 = 7 June 2001
| term_end6 = 21 March 2012
| term_end6 = 21 March 2012
| office7 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor6 = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| constituency7 = [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]]
| constituency6 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start7 = 6 March 2012
| office8 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| term_end7 = 31 May 2014
| term_start8 = 7 July 1986
| predecessor7 = [[Vidya Sagar Gupta]]
| term_end8 = 7 June 2001
| successor7 = [[Ashutosh Tandon]]
| constituency8 = ''elected by Legislative Assembly members''
| office9 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start9 = 17 August 2000
| term_end9 = 24 June 2002
| predecessor9 = [[Om Prakash Singh]]
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| successor9 = [[Vinay Katiyar]]
| term_start10 = 1991
| term_end10 = 1997
| predecessor10 = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| successor10 = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Satyawati Mishra (m. 1963)
| spouse = {{marriage|Satyawati Mishra|1963}}
| children = 3
| children = 3
| website = {{url|www.kalrajmishra.com}}
| website = {{url|www.kalrajmishra.com}}
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20220515143222/https://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4721&lastls=16
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| otherparty = [[Janata Party]]
}}
}}
'''Kalraj Mishra''' (born 1 July 1941) is an Indian politician, serving as the [[Governor of Rajasthan]]. He is the former [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Cabinet minister|Cabinet Minister]] [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]] in the BJP-led <span>[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government of [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]. Being affiliated with the</span> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[BJP]]), he was a member of [[Parliament]] from [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria constituency]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2014 to 2019.
'''Kalraj Mishra''' (born 1 July 1941) is an Indian politician, serving as the [[governor of Rajasthan]]. He is the former [[governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and [[cabinet minister]] [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]] in the BJP-led <span>[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government of [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]. Being affiliated with the</span> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[BJP]]), he was a member of [[Parliament]] from [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria constituency]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2014 to 2019.


He was a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East assembly constituency]]. He was also President of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state unit of the BJP.
He was a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East assembly constituency]]. He was also President of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state unit of the BJP.
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==Personal life ==
==Personal life ==
Mishra was born on 1 July 1941 as the fourth son in a middle-class family in Malikpur, [[Ghazipur District|Ghazipur]]. His father, Ramagya Mishra, was a teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kalrajmishra.com/|title=Kalraj Mishra|website=Kalraj Mishra}}</ref> He obtained his M.A. degree from [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]], [[Varanasi]]. He married Satyawati Mishra on 7 May 1963, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4721&lastls=16|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=164.100.47.194 |access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>
Mishra was born on 1 July 1941 as the fourth son in a middle-class family in Malikpur, [[Ghazipur District|Ghazipur]]. His father, Ramagya Mishra, was a teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kalrajmishra.com/|title=Kalraj Mishra|website=Kalraj Mishra}}</ref> He obtained his M.A. degree from [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]], [[Varanasi]]. He married Satyawati Mishra on 7 May 1963, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4721&lastls=16 |title= Members Bioprofile - Mishra, Shri Kalraj |website=Lok Sabha |access-date=23 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515143222/https://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4721&lastls=16 |archive-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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== Governorship ==
== Governorship ==
In July 2019, he was appointed the [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] replacing [[Acharya Devvrat]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat/article28435953.ece |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat-2231441.html|title=Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat|website=News18|date=16 July 2019|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was appointed the [[Governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]] and is presently a governor designate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Kalraj Mishra is new governor of Rajasthan, Arif Mohd Khan gets Kerala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kalraj-mishra-is-new-governor-of-rajasthan-arif-mohd-khan-gets-kerala/articleshow/70932116.cms |access-date=1 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=1 September 2019 }}</ref>
In July 2019, he was appointed the [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] replacing [[Acharya Devvrat]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat/article28435953.ece |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat-2231441.html|title=Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat|website=News18|date=16 July 2019|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was appointed the [[Governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Kalraj Mishra is new governor of Rajasthan, Arif Mohd Khan gets Kerala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kalraj-mishra-is-new-governor-of-rajasthan-arif-mohd-khan-gets-kerala/articleshow/70932116.cms |access-date=1 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=1 September 2019 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 3 May 2024

Kalraj Mishra
21st Governor of Rajasthan
Assumed office
9 September 2019
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Sharma
Preceded byKalyan Singh
19th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office
22 July 2019 – 8 September 2019
Preceded byAcharya Devvrat
Succeeded byBandaru Dattatreya
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017
Preceded byK. H. Muniyappa
Succeeded byGiriraj Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byGorakh Prasad Jaiswal
Succeeded byRamapati Ram Tripathi
ConstituencyDeoria
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2014
Preceded byVidya Sagar Gupta
Succeeded byAshutosh Tandon
ConstituencyLucknow East
Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 March 1997 – 17 August 2000
Chief MinisterMayawati
Kalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Succeeded byOm Prakash Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
7 June 2001 – 21 March 2012
Preceded byRajnath Singh
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
In office
3 April 1978 – 2 April 1984
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
7 July 1986 – 7 June 2001
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
In office
17 August 2000 – 24 June 2002
Preceded byOm Prakash Singh
Succeeded byVinay Katiyar
In office
1991–1997
Preceded byKalyan Singh
Succeeded byRajnath Singh
Personal details
Born (1941-07-01) 1 July 1941 (age 82)
Malikpur, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Satyawati Mishra
​
(m. 1963)​
Children3
Websitewww.kalrajmishra.com
Source: [1]

Kalraj Mishra (born 1 July 1941) is an Indian politician, serving as the governor of Rajasthan. He is the former governor of Himachal Pradesh and cabinet minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the BJP-led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Being affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was a member of Parliament from Deoria constituency in Uttar Pradesh from 2014 to 2019.

He was a member of Rajya Sabha and a MLA from Lucknow East assembly constituency. He was also President of Uttar Pradesh state unit of the BJP.

He was appointed the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Personal life[edit]

Mishra was born on 1 July 1941 as the fourth son in a middle-class family in Malikpur, Ghazipur. His father, Ramagya Mishra, was a teacher.[1] He obtained his M.A. degree from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. He married Satyawati Mishra on 7 May 1963, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[2]

Political career[edit]

In 1955, Mishra became a swayamsevak of RSS and in 1963 became RSS purnkalik pracharak. In 1977, he was vice–president of Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth organisation of Janata Party), with Subramanian Swamy as its president.[3] In 1979, he was elected as President of Janata Yuva Morcha.[4] He was the first elected National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

He was a three term member of Rajya Sabha in 1978, 2001 and 2006. He entered politics and held many party positions at state and national level. He was a Cabinet Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh holding the portfolios of Public Works, Medical Education and Tourism during March 1997 – August 2000 period.

Mishra started a campaign wherein all state highways would be made crater free. He played an important role in the formation of Uttarakhand. By his efforts and organisational capability he was able to make a good & competent organisation.

First time ever Mishra contested Vidhan Sabha election in 2012 as a BJP candidate from Lucknow East assembly constituency and won the seat for BJP. He initiated many developmental projects. In 2014 Mishra became MP from Deoria constituency & later appointed Cabinet Minister in the Modi government. He was the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 26 May 2014 to 2 September 2017. On 15 July 2019 he was appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat who was transferred to Gujarat as Governor.[5]

Governorship[edit]

In July 2019, he was appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Acharya Devvrat.[6][7] In September 2019, he was appointed the Governor of Rajasthan.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kalraj Mishra". Kalraj Mishra.
  2. ^ "Members Bioprofile - Mishra, Shri Kalraj". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Janata MP Subramaniam Swamy believed to have decided to quit Janata Yuva Morcha". India Today. 15 September 1978. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Governor, Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ Singh, Akhilesh (4 September 2017). "Cabinet rejig: Uma, Rudy skip swearing-in ceremony". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ PTI (15 July 2019). "Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat". News18. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ PTI (1 September 2019). "Kalraj Mishra is new governor of Rajasthan, Arif Mohd Khan gets Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Deoria
16 May 2014 – 22 May 2019 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
K.H. Muniyappa
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
 Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
26 May 2014 – 31 August 2017 		Succeeded by
Giriraj Singh
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
Preceded by Governor of Himachal Pradesh
22 July 2019 – 10 September 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Rajasthan
9 September 2019 – present 		Incumbent

External links[edit]

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