Sunilam
Dr Sunilam | |
|---|---|
Sunilam in September 2012 | |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Preceded by | P. R. Bodkhe |
| Succeeded by | Meera Uikey |
| Constituency | Multai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sunil Mishra 27 July 1961 Sultaniya Hospital, Bhopal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Vandana Mishra |
| Residence(s) | Kisan Kutir, Station Road, Multai. Permanent Address:82, sector 1, Vinay Nagar, Gwalior |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Occupation | Social activist |
Sunilam, formerly known as Sunil Mishra (born 27 July 1961), is an Indian socialist politician, writer, and former physicist.[1] In the mid-1990s he was the national general secretary of the Yuva Janata Dal.[2]
Politics
He took part in founding the Socialist Front in the early 2000s.[3] As of 2008, he served as the national secretary of the Samajwadi Party.[4] He holds a doctorate and was an activist of the Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat.[5] He is also the president of the Madhya Pradesh Kisan Sangarsh Samiti (MPKSS, 'Peasant Struggle Association'), based in Multai.[3][6][7] As a politician, he was reportedly non-corrupt.[8]
In 2006 Sunilam formed part of a seven-member delegation, led by Sitaram Yechury, that visited Nepal to show support for the pro-democracy movement there.[9]
In 2004 Sunilam finished third in the contest for the Betul Lok Sabha seat, obtaining 74,391 votes.[10] At the time of the election, he had 41 criminal cases registered against him.[11] In 2008 he contested a by-election for the same seat, but lost his deposit.[12]
Early life
Sunil Mishra was born on 27 July 1961, at Govt. Sultaniya Hospital in Bhopal, India.
He graduated from Govt. Science College, Gwalior and completed his post-graduate Msc Applied Physics from M.I.T.S., Gwalior's engineering college. Sunilam received a PhD in Bio-Medical Electronics from Delhi University.
Being the founder President of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (Farmers Struggle Committee), he offered his leadership for Kisan Andolans.[13] He was sent to prison for three months, after his arrest in Kisan Andolan at Multai, M.P, where 24 innocent farmers/kisans were shot dead and 250 injured under police firing on 12 January 1998 (1998 Multai Farmers Massacre).
References
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- ^ McDermott, Rachel Fell. Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals. New York: Columbia University Press New York, 2011. p. 215
- ^ The OtherSide. Ravi Nair for Pratipaksh Prakashan, 1988. p. 33
- ^ Janata, Vol, 56. 2001. p. iii
- ^ Amin, Samir. Las Luchas campesinas y obreras frente a los desafíos del siglo XXI: el porvenir de las sociedades campesinas y la reconstrucción del frente unido de los trabajadores. [Mataró]: Ediciones de Intervención Cultural / El viejo topo, 2005. p. 53
- ^ Adeney, Katharine, and Lawrence Sáez. Coalition Politics and Hindu Nationalism. London: Routledge, 2005. p. 73
- ^ Gaur, Mahendra. Foreign Policy Annual, 2007. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2007. p. 645
- ^ Rana, Mahendra Singh. India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. p. 304
- ^ Rana, Mahendra Singh. India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. p. 299
- ^ Pratiyogita Darpan, June 2008/2079/3
- ^ "Chandra Shekhar and other Socialists' Fight against Globalisation - Mainstream".