Lokanath Misra

Lokenath Misra
Governor of Assam
In office 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Preceded by	Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by	Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Governor of Nagaland
In office 13 April 1992 – 1 October 1993
Preceded by	M. M. Thomas
Succeeded by	V. K. Nayyar
Arunachal Pradesh
In office 17 March 1991 – 25 March 1991
Preceded by	Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by	Surendranath Dwivedy
Member: Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1960 – 2 April 1978
Constituency	Odisha
Personal details
Born	21 November 1922[1]
Died	27 May 2009 (aged 87) Bhubaneswar
Political party	Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Swatantra Party
Spouse(s)	Binapani Misra
Children	Pinaki Misra

Lokenath Misra (1921-2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha.^[2] He was the Governor of Assam during 1991-1997^[3] and Governor of Nagaland during 1992-1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.^[4]

He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly.

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] His son Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency

References

1. "India Who's Who 1980-81". 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. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
5. "Ex-Governor of Assam dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2015.