Nirvendra Kumar Mishra

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|75|2020}}

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| death_date = {{Death date|2020|09|06|df=y}}

| death_place = Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh

| office = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Nighasan

| termstart = November 1989

| termend = 1996

| preceded = Satish Ajmani

| succeeded = Ram Kumar Verma

| party = Samajwadi Party

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| nationality = Indian

| footnotes = Source [http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/pdfs/12th_vs_sadashya_parichay.pdf#page=178 {{small|UP VidhanSabha (PDF}})]

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Nirvendra Kumar Mishra, also known as Munna{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}, (1944/1945–2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Samajwadi Party{{Cite web|title=Former MLA dies during brawl over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/06/former-mla-dies-during-brawl-over-land-dispute-in-uttar-pradesh-2193311.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The New Indian Express}} and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Nighasan constituency. He died on 6 September 2020 in Lakhimpur Kheri.{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2020|first=Kumar Abhishek |last=Lakhimpur|title=Former MLA beaten to death in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri over land dispute|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-mla-nirvendra-kumar-mishra-death-up-lakhimpur-kheri-1719147-2020-09-06|access-date=2020-09-06|website=India Today|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2020-09-06|title=Three-time ex-MLA Nirvendra Kumar Mishra dies after ‘assault’ over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/three-time-ex-mla-nirvendra-kumar-mishra-dies-after-assault-over-land-dispute-in-uttar-pradesh/article32535929.ece|access-date=2020-09-06|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2020|first=Kanwardeep |last=Singh|title=Uttar Pradesh: Former MLA 'beaten to death' over a land dispute in Lakhimpur Kheri|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/uttar-pradesh-former-mla-beaten-to-death-over-a-land-dispute-in-lakhimpur-kheri/articleshow/77961893.cms|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}

Political career

Mishra was a three-time MLA from Nighasan Assembly seat of Lakhimpur Kheri. He won twice as an independent candidate from November 1989 to 1992 and once on Samajwadi Party ticket from 1993 to 1995.{{Cite web|title=Three-time MLA Nirvendra Mishra 'Killed' in UP, Murmurs of 'Brahmin Discontent' Rise Again in Run-up to Polls|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/nirvendra-mishra-three-time-former-mla-murdered-over-land-dispute-in-ups-lakhimpur-kheri-2853727.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=News18}}

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 the Lakhimpur Kheri district.{{Cite web|title=Former MLA allegedly beaten to death over land dispute in UP|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/former-mla-allegedly-beaten-to-death-over-land-dispute-in-up20200906191333/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=ANI News|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Lakhimpur Kheri: Three-time MLA publicly attacked, beaten to death over land dispute|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/lakhimpur-kheri-three-time-mla-publicly-attacked-beaten-to-death-over-land-dispute/648492|access-date=2020-09-06|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}

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