Abhishek Mishra
Abhishek Mishra (born 29 August 1977) is an Indian academic and politician, who is the National Secretary and Spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party. He is a former member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh, and a former Cabinet Minister.
Mishra has a MSc degree in management from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and a PhD in strategy and marketing from the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, and has trained IAS and IPS officers. He has also been a member of the faculty at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[1]
In the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was elected for a five-year term, representing the Samajwadi Party in the sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3] For part of his term, he was a Cabinet Minister in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet.[4] He lost his seat in the 2017 election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Khyati, Surbhi (17 February 2012). "IIM prof turns candidate,stays manager". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Akhilesh expands cabinet, 3 sacked ministers back" (Press release). IANS. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Rashmi (22 February 2022). "UP Elections: BJP Super Cop and SP Ex IIM Prof. battle for ballot". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2024.