Sripati Mishra

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sripati Mishra

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = 4 December 1923

| birth_place = Sultanpur, United Provinces, British India

| residence =

| death_date = 8 December 2002
(aged 79)

| death_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

| constituency =

| office = 13th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

| term = 19 July 1982 – 2 August 1984

| predecessor = V. P. Singh

| successor = N. D. Tiwari

| party = Indian National Congress

| profession = Politician

| spouse =

| religion =

| footnotes =

}}

Sripati Mishra (4 December 1923 – 8 December 2002) was an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh during the 1980s.

Birth

Sripati Mishra was born in a Brahmin family{{Cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Pankaj |date=17 November 2021 |first2=Arvind |last2=Chauhan |title=Mishra: Uttar Pradesh: PM Modi accuses Congress of 'humiliating' its Brahmin CM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-pm-modi-accuses-congress-of-humiliating-its-brahmin-cm/articleshow/87750133.cms |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} in Sheshpur village in Sultanpur.

Political career

Sripati Mishra was first elected to Vidhan Sabha and became its speaker in 1980. He remained in this office from 7 July 1980 till 18 July 1982.http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/speakers.htm legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in

He became Chief Minister after resignation of Vishwanath Pratap Singh in 1982.http://us.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/13uppoll3.htm No UP CM completed full term He remained in office from 19 July 1982 till 3 August 1984.{{cite web |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |title=Chief Minister |accessdate=2013-08-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812234844/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |archivedate=12 August 2013 }} uplegisassembly.gov.in Dr Yogendra Narain served as his Principal Secretary.http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/SG_biodata.asp?code=2 Secretary-General Rajya Sabha Biodata Later, he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984.

He was among a few politicians who reached the top slot in the state from village politics.

Also, he was senior member of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022052523/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-09/lucknow/27308930_1_upbc-camp-office-bar-council ] Do not commercialise legal profession: Judge

Death

Sripati Mishra died at Balrampur Hospital, Lucknow after a prolonged illness.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017211742/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-08/lucknow/27294545_1_congress-leader-mayawati-chief-minister] Sripati Mishra passes away

Other

A college, Pt. Sripati Mishra Degree College in Tawakkalpur Nagara (Surapur), Kadipur, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh has been founded in his memory and currently this college is one of the best educational institute in district.http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/alphareco_college.php?resultpage=3&st=P Colleges – University Grants Commission