Janeshwar Mishra was a politician from Samajwadi Party.
13 Facts About Janeshwar Mishra
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Janeshwar Mishra was a member of the Parliament of India and represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
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Janeshwar Mishra was known as Chhote Lohia for his commitment towards socialist ideology, in reference to Ram Manohar Lohia.
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Janeshwar Mishra was born in Shubhanathahin village in Ballia on 5 August 1933.
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Janeshwar Mishra was president of the student union of Purna nand Inter College and attended Allahabad University as well.
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Janeshwar Mishra represented the Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency three times.
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Janeshwar Mishra served in the governments of Morarji Desai, Chaudhary Charan Singh, V P Singh, Chandrashekhar, H D Deve Gowda and I K Gujral.
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Janeshwar Mishra served as union minister of state from 1977.
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Janeshwar Mishra held portfolios of Petroleum, Water Resources Chemicals and Fertilisers, Energy, Shipping and Transport, and Communication and Railways.
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Janeshwar Mishra was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2000 and 2006.
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Janeshwar Mishra died due to cardiac arrest on 22 January 2010 at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Allahabad.
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Janeshwar Mishra is survived by two daughters, one of them being Mina Tiwari.
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Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav credits Janeshwar Mishra with initiating him into politics.