Born at Gwalior on April 15, 1960, Dr. Narottam Mishra is MA, PhD. He has special interest in poetry. He is basically an agriculturist.

Dr. Narottam Mishra was Secretary of Jiwaji University Gwalior’s students union in year 1977-78 and member of State Executive Body of MP Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in 1978-80. He was elected to 9th Vidhan Sabha in 1990. He was also a member of Public Accounts Committee and Vidhan Sabha Whip the same year.

Dr. Narottam Mishra was elected to Vidhan Sabha in 1998 and 2003.

He was inducted in Shri Babulal Gaur’s Council of Ministers on June 1, 2005.

Dr. Mishra was included as Minister in Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Council of Ministers on December 4, 2005.

He was re-inducted into Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Council of Ministers on October 28, 2009 as Cabinet Minister.

Dr. Narottam Mishra was elected to 14th Vidhan Sabha from Datia Vidhan Sabha constituency in December 2013. He took oath as Cabinet Minister on December 21, 2013.