# Anand Mishra
**Anand Mishra** (born 1989) is an Indian politician and former [Indian Police Service](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-police-service) (IPS) officer of the 2011 batch, Assam–[Meghalaya](https://www.edgepedia.org/meghalaya) cadre, who has served as the member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for Buxar since the 2025 state election, representing the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) (BJP).[1](https://anandmishra.org/about.html) • [2](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/winning-candidates-2025) Before entering politics he was a high-profile police officer in Assam, where media coverage nicknamed him the "Singham of Assam" for his tough policing style.[1](https://anandmishra.org/about.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current office | MLA for Buxar (constituency 200) in the 18th Bihar Assembly (2025–2030), BJP[2](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/winning-candidates-2025) |
| 2025 result | 84,901 votes, 45.34% share; winning margin of 28,353 votes over the Congress candidate[2](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/winning-candidates-2025) • [3](https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/bihar/candidate-anand-mishra-1840) |
| Police career | IPS officer, 2011 batch, Assam–Meghalaya cadre; served as Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur district[1](https://anandmishra.org/about.html) • [4](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html) |
| 2024 Lok Sabha run | Contested Buxar as an Independent, winning 47,409 votes (4.42% of valid votes)[5](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/GE-2024-statistical-report/33-Constituency-Wise-Detailed-Result.pdf) |
| Party timeline | Left the Jan Suraj Party on 11 May 2025; joined the BJP on 19 August 2025[1](https://www.anandmishra.org/about.html) |
| Declared affidavit (2025) | Post Graduate education; 1 criminal case; total assets Rs 24,901,331; liabilities Rs 0[6](https://www.myneta.info/Bihar2025/index.php?action=summary&page=1&sort=candidate&subAction=winner_analyzed) |
## Early life and police career
According to a [Hindustan](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan) (Live Hindustan) profile, Mishra was born in 1989 in Buxar district, Bihar, into a Brahmin family; his father worked as an engineer at [Hindustan Motors](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-motors) in Kolkata. After schooling he graduated from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination at the age of 22.[4](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html)
He was allotted the IPS in the 2011 batch with the Assam–Meghalaya cadre.[1](https://anandmishra.org/about.html) As Superintendent of Police in Assam's Lakhimpur district, and earlier during a posting in Nagaon district, he led large operations against drug mafias that drew wide attention; his fitness routines and guitar playing also made him a prominent social-media figure.[4](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html) He was later appointed to the Special Investigation Team formed to probe the Manipur violence.[4](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html)
## Resignation and the 2024 Lok Sabha contest
Mishra resigned from the IPS in 2024, asking the Assam government to accept his resignation with effect from 16 January 2024; the Hindustan report said he wanted to live freely and devote time to social work, while reporting that his sights were set on the Buxar Lok Sabha seat.[4](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html) The *Daily Pioneer* reported that he resigned nursing political ambitions but did not receive a BJP ticket, which it said had allegedly been promised to him, and so he contested as an Independent.[7](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2024/epaper/june/bhopal-english-edition-2024-06-01.pdf)
In the 2024 general election for the 33-Buxar parliamentary constituency he ran on the Apple symbol as an Independent, son of Param Hans Mishra, and secured 47,409 votes, 4.42% of valid votes.[5](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/GE-2024-statistical-report/33-Constituency-Wise-Detailed-Result.pdf) The seat was won by [Sudhakar Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/sudhakar-singh-bihar-politician) of the [Rashtriya Janata Dal](https://www.edgepedia.org/rashtriya-janata-dal).[8](https://bharatsurvey.org/parliamentary/bihar/buxar)
## Path to the Bihar Assembly
After the 2024 defeat, Mishra briefly aligned with [Prashant Kishor](https://www.edgepedia.org/prashant-kishor)'s Jan Suraj Party, resigning from it on 11 May 2025 to focus independently on Buxar, working through his trust on local grievances and community-led development.[1](https://www.anandmishra.org/about.html) On 19 August 2025 he officially joined the BJP, and the party nominated him from the Buxar assembly constituency.[1](https://www.anandmishra.org/about.html) • [9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YusCIgQX7k4)
In the two-phase Bihar Assembly election held on 6 and 11 November 2025, Mishra won Buxar with 84,901 votes and a 45.34% vote share, defeating the [Indian National Congress](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-national-congress) candidate Sanjay Kumar Tiwari by a margin of 28,353 votes.[2](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/winning-candidates-2025) • [3](https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/bihar/candidate-anand-mishra-1840) The result came in an election in which the NDA retained power, forming the government with [Nitish Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/nitish-kumar) as Chief Minister.[10](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/assembly-candidates-2025) His declared affidavit filed for the election listed postgraduate education, one criminal case, total assets of Rs 24,901,331 (about 25 million rupees (2.5 crore rupees)), and no liabilities.[6](https://www.myneta.info/Bihar2025/index.php?action=summary&page=1&sort=candidate&subAction=winner_analyzed) • [11](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/assembly-election-candidates-list-2025/anand-mishra-04200-1)
## In the Assembly
Mishra's own website describes him as a vocal legislator in the 2026 Budget Session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, advocating state-level fiscal responsibility and the developmental needs of his constituency.[1](https://anandmishra.org/about.html) The PRS Legislative Research legislature tracker lists him among the members of the 18th Bihar Assembly (2025 to 2030).[12](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack?state=Bihar) His website also credits him with a role in the BJP's campaign planning for the 2026 [West Bengal](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-bengal) election.[13](https://www.anandmishra.org/)
## References
1. [About – Anand Mishra, MLA Buxar](https://anandmishra.org/about.html)
2. [Bihar Election Results 2025: Winning Candidates, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/winning-candidates-2025)
3. [Anand Mishra (BJP) Candidate from Buxar Constituency, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/bihar/candidate-anand-mishra-1840)
4. [कौन हैं IPS अफसर आनंद मिश्रा जिन्होंने बक्सर से लोकसभा चुनाव लड़ने के लिए छोड़ दी पुलिस की नौकरी, Live Hindustan (29 December 2023)](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-know-anand-mishra-ips-who-resigned-police-service-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-buxar-seat-in-bihar-9130554.html)
5. [Election Commission of India, 18th Lok Sabha 2024, 33-Buxar Constituency Wise Detailed Result](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/GE-2024-statistical-report/33-Constituency-Wise-Detailed-Result.pdf)
6. [Bihar 2025 winners analyzed, MyNeta (ADR)](https://www.myneta.info/Bihar2025/index.php?action=summary&page=1&sort=candidate&subAction=winner_analyzed)
7. [Daily Pioneer, Bhopal edition, 1 June 2024](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2024/epaper/june/bhopal-english-edition-2024-06-01.pdf)
8. [Buxar Lok Sabha Constituency, Bharat Survey](https://bharatsurvey.org/parliamentary/bihar/buxar)
9. [Former IPS officer Anand Mishra files nomination from Buxar, Bihar Tak (YouTube, 17 October 2025)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YusCIgQX7k4)
10. [Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Candidates and Heavyweights, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/assembly-candidates-2025)
11. [Anand Mishra, BJP, Bihar Assembly Election 2025 candidate page, NDTV/ADR](https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/assembly-election-candidates-list-2025/anand-mishra-04200-1)
12. [Legislature Track: Bihar, PRS Legislative Research](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack?state=Bihar)
13. [Anand Mishra – MLA, Buxar (official site)](https://www.anandmishra.org/)
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