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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| office = Minister of Higher Education<br/>[[Government of Odisha]]<br />
| term_start = 6 August 2002<br />
| term_end = 16 May 2004<br />
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Prasanta Nanda]](BJP)<br />
| successor = [[Samir Dey]](BJP)<br />
| office1 = Minister of Labour & Employment<br/>[[Government of Odisha]]<br />
| term_start1 = 5 March 2000<br />
| term_end1 = 6 August 2002<br />
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<br />
| predecessor1 = Durga Shankar Patnaik (Congress)<br />
| successor1 = [[Himansu Sekhar Meher]] (BJP)<br />
| office2 = Member of [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2000<br />
| term_end2 = 2009<br />
| predecessor2 = Mohan Nag<br />
| successor2 = [[Susanta Singh]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli (SC)]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1977<br />
| term_end3 = 1980<br />
| predecessor3 = Mohan Nag<br />
| successor3 = Mohan Nag<br />
| constituency3 = [[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli (SC)]]<br />
| office4 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha]]<br />
| term_start4 = 1993<br />
| term_end4 = 1996<br />
| predecessor4 = [[Debendra Pradhan]]<br />
| successor4 = [[Debendra Pradhan]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|08|01}}<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|(2024-present)}}<br/>{{small|(till 2009)}}<br />
| other_party = [[Biju Janata Dal]] {{small|(2009-24)}} [[Janata Party]] {{small|(1974-88)}}<br />
| spouse = Khirabdhee Tanaya Kuanr<br />
| children = 3 sons, 2 daughters<br />
| father = Manabodh Kuanr<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]<br/>[[Bachelor of Laws]]<br />
| profession = Advocate, Politician<br />
| source = https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=126 <br />
}}<br />
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'''Bimbadhar Kuanr'''(ଓଡ଼ିଆ : ବିମ୍ବାଧର କୁଅଁର) is an Indian politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha]] who had served as the Minister of Labour in the [[First Naveen Patnaik ministry]] from 2000 to 2002 and later as Minister of Higher Education from 2002 to 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=Ex-min Bimbadhar Kuanr returns to BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-min-bimbadhar-kuanr-returns-to-bjp/articleshow/109514348.cms |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He had represented [[Bhatli Assembly constituency]] thrice - [[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]], [[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]] & [[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]. He had quit the [[BJP]] in 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-03-11 |title=Former President of State BJP Joins BJD |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2014/Mar/11/former-president-of-state-bjp-joins-bjd-584760.html |access-date= |website=The New Indian Express |language=}}</ref> to join [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]. 10 years later, he quit the [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] and re-joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=Ex-min Bimbadhar Kuanr returns to BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-min-bimbadhar-kuanr-returns-to-bjp/articleshow/109514348.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1977–1980]]<br />
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 2000–2004]]<br />
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 2004–2009]]</div>
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