Basant Soren
Basant Soren | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2024 | |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Chief Minister | Champai Soren |
| Department |
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| Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Dumka |
| Personal details | |
| 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 Road & Buildings 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 former CM Hemant Soren.[2]
Political Career
Basant contested Rajya Sabha polls in 2016 as JMM candidate and lost. He contested 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.[3][4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.