| Office | Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|
| Office 2 | Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term start 2 | July 1991 |
| Term end 2 | December 1992 |
| Birth date | 17 July 1942 (age 84) |
| Birth place | Munichapra (Uttar Pradesh)J |
| Office 3 | Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Term start 3 | 1989 |
| Term end 3 | 2002 |
| Predecessor 3 | Vilayati Ram Katyal |
| Successor 3 | Ajay Kapoor |
| Constituency 3 | Govind Nagar |
| Education | L. L. B. |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shobha Rani Misra (m. 1962) |
| Profession | Advocate |
Bal Chandra Misra (born 17 July 1942) is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Life
Misra was elected four times as MLA from the Govind Nagar assembly seat of Kanpur as BJP candidate.[1] After the 1996 election, CM Kalyan Singh appointed him as a minister in his cabinet. Misra was also minister in Raj Nath Singh's cabinet for the department of Food & Civil Supplies and Labour. He was later made regional president of BJP unit Kanpur zone. Misa is known to take tough decisions, but not bow down to corruption and/or orders from senior leaders that he believes are inappropriate. Moreover, many senior leaders consider him as 'Bal Thackeray' of BJP. Mis is still considered one of the most honest politicians of his time. He actively contributed to rescuing Sikhs, at the risk of his own life, during the 1984 Sikh Massacre. He hasn't been properly rewarded for his excellence due to a rift between himself and senior leaders, (allegedly Murli Manohar Joshi, Member of Parliament from Kanpur seat during 2014–2019) for not accepting demands from them which he considers illegitimate and has set himself a little apart from recent politics citing medical concern but, is still a gem in Indian politics.[2]
References
- ^ "Govind Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections Results, Candidate Lists, Localities, Current MLA". Elections.in. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Singh, Kautilya (19 May 2009). "After poll battle, Cong, BJP leaders face war at home". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 January 2019.