Basant Soren
Basant Soren | |
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Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand | |
In office 16 February 2024 – 04 July 2024 | |
Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
Chief Minister | Champai Soren |
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Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Dumka |
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Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Relations | Hemant Soren (Brother), Kalpana Soren (Sister In Law) |
Parent(s) | Shibu Soren, Roopi Soren |
Residence | Jharkhand |
Occupation | Politician |
Basant Soren is an Indian Politician and a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political party. He is the current cabinet minister for ministry of roads & buildings and construction & water resources in Government of Jharkhand and a member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Dumka constituency.[1]
Basant Soren is the younger son of JMM president Shibu Soren and younger brother of CM Hemant Soren.[2]
Political career
[edit]Basant contested in the Rajya Sabha elections in 2016 as JMM candidate and lost.[3] He contested in a 2020 by- election held for Dumka Assembly as a JMM candidate and defeated his nearest BJP rival Louis Marandi by a margin of 6,842 votes. Basant Soren secured 80,552 votes and Louis Marandi got 73,717 votes.[4][5]
Basant Soren took oath as road & buildings construction and water resources minister in the Champai Soren-led government in Jharkhand on 16 February 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Indian Express (17 February 2024). "Rise of new JMM face: First-time minister Basant Soren set to lead party in LS polls with brother Hemant in jail". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ The Hindu (16 February 2024). "Hemant Soren's brother Basant, seven others join Champai Soren Cabinet in Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ The Indian Express (12 June 2016). "Rajya Sabha polls — Drama in Ranchi: Missing MLAs, a winning formula". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ ThePrint (10 November 2020). "JMM-Congress retain 2 Jharkhand seats in bypolls but victory margin down since 2019". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Financialexpress (10 November 2020). "Jharkhand assembly by-polls: JMM, Congress retain seats with reduced margin". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Financialexpress (18 February 2024). "Jharkhand Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and portfolios in Champai Soren-led Cabinet". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.