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Lokanath Misra

Lokenath Misra
Governor of Assam
In office
17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Preceded by Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Governor of Nagaland
In office
13 April 1992 – 1 October 1993
Preceded by M. M. Thomas
Succeeded by V. K. Nayyar
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
17 March 1991 – 25 March 1991
Preceded by Devi Das Thakur
Succeeded by Surendranath Dwivedy
Member: Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1960 – 2 April 1978
Constituency Odisha
Personal details
Born (1922-11-21)21 November 1922
Died 27 May 2009(2009-05-27) (aged 87)
Bhubaneswar
Political party Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Swatantra Party
Spouse(s) Binapani Misra
Children Pinaki Misra

Lokenath Misra (1921-2009) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the Governor of Assam during 1991-1997 and Governor of Nagaland during 1992-1993. He died on 27 May 2009 at Bhubaneswar.


He was the elder son of poet and notable socialist Godabarish Mishra. His younger brother Ranganath Misra was the former Chief Justice of India. His son Pinaki Misra is a member of the 11th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha representing Puri constituency



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