Chaturanan Mishra Indian politician and trade union leader, died after a long illness he was , 86,.

Chaturanan Mishra  was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, Madhubani District, was a key leader of the Communist Party of India in Bihar, and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the United Front government died after a long illness he was , 86,..

(April 7, 1925 – July 2, 2011)

Quit India Movement

Mishra took part in the 1942 Quit India Movement.^[2][3] Due to his pro-Independence activism, he had to go into exile in Nepal for a period. Back in India, he was imprisoned at Darbhanga jail.^[2]

1962-1980

He contested the Giridih seat in the 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, finishing second with 6,379 votes.^[4]
Mishra joined the National Council of the Communist Party of India in 1964.^[2] He became the president of the Bihar State Committee of the All India Trade Union Congress.^[3]
Between 1969 and 1980 he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, representing the Giridih seat.^[2][5] He led the CPI faction in the Legislative Assembly for ten years.^[2] During this period he was referred to as 'the backbone of CPI in Bihar'.^[6] Madhubani, Mishra's home turf, got the nickname 'Leningrad of Bihar.^[7] Mishra also served as president of the World Miners Association for a period.^[3]
Mishra contested the Hazaribagh seat in the 1977 Lok Sabha election. He finished third with 35,809 votes (12.45%).^[8]

1981 election

He was defeated by Urmila Devi of the Congress (I) in a 1981 by-election (the 1980 election had been suspended following the death of Congress (I) candidate Randhir Prasad, Urmila Devi's husband).^[9] Mishra's candidature had been supported by the CPI(M), RSP and Lok Dal.^[10]

1980s

During the 1980s, Mishra became the president of the All India Trade Union Congress. In 1984 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.^[2]
In April 1989 he was included in the party secretariat of CPI.^[2]
In 1990, he was again elected to the Rajya Sabha.^[2]
Olivera Marković, 87, Serbian actress
Olivera Marković (3 May 1925 – 2 July 2011)^[1] was a Serbian actress. She appeared in 170 films and television shows between 1946 and 2005. She won the Golden Arena for Best Actress in 1964 for her role in Službeni položaj.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Train Without a Timetable (1959)
• Kozara (1962)
• Službeni položaj (1964)
• Destination Death (1964)
• Petria's Wreath (1980)
• Balkan Express (1983)
• The Meeting Point (1989)
• Tito and Me (1992)

 

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