Narottam Mishra (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/04/1960
Age	66 years
Birthplace	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Politics

Political Party

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Political Journey

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Elected from various constituencies in Madhya Pradesh
Served as Minister in various portfolios
Represents Datia constituency, elected thrice consecutively
Previously represented Dabra thrice
Lost 2023 assembly election from Datia against Congress candidate Bharti Rajendra on 3 December 2023
First elected to Assembly in 1990 from Dabra seat
Started political career through BJP's youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, as secretary of students' union at Jiwaji University
Defeated in 2009 general election
Current Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Education	Bachelor of Commerce degree Master's degree in Hindi from Jiwaji University PhD in Hindi Literature from Jiwaji University

Religion	Hinduism
Address	B-6, Char Imli, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Notable Traits	Known for attending Iftar parties organised by the Muslim community during Ramazan despite being known for Hindu hardline comments

Marital Status

Family

Wife

Gayatri Mishra

Children

Parents

Father	Shivdutt Mishra (Doctor and RSS vistarak)
Siblings	Anand Mishra (ex-registrar of Jiwaji University, Madhya Pradesh)

Money Factor

Net Worth	Rs. 3 crores (2017-2018)

Ministerial Positions	Parliamentary Affairs Law Education Urban Development Housing Health & Family Welfare Information & Public Relations Water Resources Home Affairs Law and Legislative Affairs Prisons
First Ministerial Assignment	2008
Current Role	Minister for Home Affairs, Law and Legislative Affairs, Prisons, and Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of Madhya Pradesh

1. Participated in taking tenders of the municipality's chungis prior to joining politics.
2. Have had former personal staff arrested in connection to an e-tendering scam.
3. A notable trait is personally attending to phone calls from individuals.
4. In 2022, ordered the removal of approximately 350 Urdu words from the lexicon of the Madhya Pradesh Police to avoid use of words from the Mughal era.
5. Election Commission banned him from contesting elections for three years in June 2017 for allegedly paying for news coverage between November 8-27, 2008 and providing false election expense information; however, Delhi High Court later gave him a clean chit.