Nirvendra Kumar Mishra

Nirvendra Kumar Mishra, also known as Munna, (1944/1945 – 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Samajwadi Party[1] and Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Nighasan constituency. He died on 6 September 2020 in Lakhimpur Kheri.[2][3][4]

Nirvendra Kumar Mishra
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
November 1989 – 1996
Preceded bySatish Ajmani
Succeeded byRam Kumar Verma
ConstituencyNighasan
Personal details
Born1944/1945 (age 75–77)
Died(2020-09-06)6 September 2020
Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Source UP VidhanSabha (PDF)

Political career

Mishra was a three-time MLA from Nighasan Assembly seat of Lakhimpur Kheri. He had won twice as an independent candidate from November 1989 to 1992 and once on Samajwadi Party ticket from 1993 to 1995.[5]

Death

Mishra was allegedly beaten to death by rivals over a property dispute on 6 September 2020 at Trikaulia Padhua locality under Sampurnanagar police station area of Lakhimpur Kheri district.[6] However, police said that the former MLA's body did not bear any injury marks therefore it cannot be established if he was beaten to death.[7]

References
  1. "Former MLA dies during brawl over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. Kheri; September 6, Kumar Abhishek Lakhimpur; September 6, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 19:51. "Former MLA beaten to death in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri over land dispute". India Today. Retrieved 2020-09-06.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Three-time ex-MLA Nirvendra Kumar Mishra dies after 'assault' over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-09-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-06.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Sep 6, Kanwardeep Singh / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 17:41. "Uttar Pradesh: Former MLA 'beaten to death' over a land dispute in Lakhimpur Kheri | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Three-time MLA Nirvendra Mishra 'Killed' in UP, Murmurs of 'Brahmin Discontent' Rise Again in Run-up to Polls". News18. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  6. "Former MLA allegedly beaten to death over land dispute in UP". ANI News. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. "Lakhimpur Kheri: Three-time MLA publicly attacked, beaten to death over land dispute". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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