Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

MISHRA, SHRI CHATURANAN
C.P.I - MADHUBANI (BIHAR)



Father's Name:   Late Shri Bachnanand Mishra

Date of Birth:   7 April 1925

Place of Birth:   Vill. Nahar in Distt. Madhubani (Bihar)

Marital Status:   Married on 13 December 1946

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Hemanti Mishra

Children:   One son and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation

Profession :
   Trade Unionist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Nahar, P.O. Bhagwatipur, Nahar via Rampatti, 
Distt. Madhubani (Bihar)
 
Positions Held :
   
Since 1964Member, National Council, C.P.I.
1969-80Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (For three terms)
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Anti-Corruption Committee
Leader, C.P.I., Bihar Legislative Assembly for 10 years
Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Assembly for two years 
1983-89Chairman, Library Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
President, A.I.T.U.C.
1984Elected to Rajya Sabha
1984-85Member, Committee on Public Accounts
1986-87Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes for two years
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
April1989onwardsSecretary, C.P.I.
April 1990Elected to Rajya Sabha
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
June1996onwardsUnion Cabinet Minister, Agriculture
May1997 onwardsUnion Cabinet Minister of Agriculture; Additional 
charges of Ministries of Food, Civil Supplies, 
Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

Books Published:   
Various Trade Union booklets and a novel based on reports on 
Dhorhi Mines Accident; novels in Maithili; one novel 'Kala', 
published by Maithili Academy, 'Samajwad Ka Navikaran', a 
collection of essays in Hindi; 'Mahila Atma Katha' (Maithili) 
'Khan Ki Balivedi' Hindi; regular contributor to Hindi dailies 
like 'Hindustan' and 'Jan Shakti' and periodicals like 'New Age', 
'Mukti Sangharsh', 'Mithila Mihir', Maithili Academy Journal 
'Aryavarta' and 'Indian Nation'; Editor of Hindi 'AITUC Samvad', 
and 'Sankraman'

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Assisting mass literacy campaign in Madhubani and Begusarai 
districts of Bihar under Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti

Special Interests :
   Writing articles for dailies and studies in socio-economic 
conditions of India

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled

Other Information :
   Participated in 'Quit India Movement', 1942 while studying; 
had to leave India and stay in Nepal during Quit India Movement; 
freedom fighter, badly injured in lathi charge in Darbhanga jail, 
1943; active in social service and trade union activities; actively 
helped in opening of  (i) Giridih Women's College; (ii) Baniadih 
High School; (iii) Bishweshar Secondary School and Inter College 
in vill. Nahar; and (iv) Natya Parishad  at   Nahar;  Associated  
with (i) A.N. Sinha and L.N. Mishra Institute of Research, Patna; 
and  (ii) Jagjivan  Ram  Institute  of Parliamentary Work, Patna; 
Chairman, Coal Commission of Miners International, 1964; President 
(i) District Harijan Sewak Sangh, 1977-80; and (ii) AITUC, for two 
terms;  Founder  General Secretary, Kedar Das Institute of Labour 
and Social  Sciences, Bihar;  Member, Alternate Member; Executive 
Committee of  World  Federation of Trade  Unions. Attended I.L.O. 
convention on Mines 

Election Result :
   
Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,06,232
Total votes polled 6,07,552
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Chaturanan Mishra (C.P.I.)2,82,194
(2) Shri Hukm Dev Narayan Yadav (B.J.P.)2,28,214
(3) Shri Kumud Ranjan Jha (I.N.C.)  38,104
(4) Shri Bauli Ahmad [A.I.I.C.(T)]  29,119