Pinaki Misra
Pinaki Misra
Constituency: Puri
Date of Birthday: 23 October 1959
Place of Birth: Cuttack, Odisha, India (Puri ?)
Nationality: Indian
Political Party: Biju Janata Dal
Other political affiliations: Indian National Congress
Educational Qualifications: B.A.(Hons) History., LL.B.
Educated at: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (1983), St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School (1977), St Stephen's College
Profession: Advocate, Politician
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 16 Jan 1984
Spouse's Name: Smt. Sangita Misra
No. of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: 1
Parents: Shri Lokanath Misra, Smt. Binapani Misra
Grandparent: Godabarish Misra
Uncle: Ranganath Misra
Permanent Address: 12, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar-751009, Odisha
Tel : (0674) 2596238, 09437033059 (M)
Fax : (0674) 2596263
Pinaki Misra (born 23 October 1959) is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party; he is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Puri. In 1996 he contested as the Congress candidate for Puri Lok Sabha seat and won over Braja Kishore Tripathy, the then Puri MP and Union Minister. During the 2019 General Election, Pinaki Misra defeated BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra from the Puri Constituency in a closely contested fight. He is a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India and has fought cases in nearly all High Courts in India and major Tribunals in India.
Education
Misra holds B.A.(Hons) History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and LL.B. from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He is married to Smt. Sangita Misra and has one daughter and one son.
