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Sunilam
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Early life
Sunil Mishra was born on 27 July 1961, at Govt. Sultaniya Hospital in Bhopal, India.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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).[citation needed]
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References
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