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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia
| image = Ganesh Ram SinghKhuntia 2024.jpg
| caption= Khuntia in 2024
| office = Minister of Forest, Environment & Climate Change<br/>[[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
| predecessor = [[Pradip Kumar Amat]]
| office1 = Minister of Labour & Employees' State Insurance<br/>[[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start1 = 12 June 2024
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
| predecessor1 = Sarada Prasad Nayak
| office2 = Member of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = Mangal Singh Mudi
| constituency2 = [[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur (ST)]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|04|10}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Muktamani Khuntia
| father = Laxman Singh Khuntia
| children = 1 son
| profession = Politician, Agriculture and Social Work
| source = https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=1429
}}

'''Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia''' is an Indian politician and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Labour, Employees State Insurance in [[Government of Odisha]]. He is a member of the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur]] assembly constituency of [[Mayurbhanj district]].

He did his Diploma in Civil Engineering from [[Bhubanananda Odisha School of Engineering, Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-15 |title=My Neta Profile |url=https://myneta.info/Odisha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1113 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=My Neta |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

On 12 June 2024, he took oath along with Chief Minister [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor [[Raghubar Das]] administered their oath. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Home Minister [[Amit Shah]], Defense Minister [[Rajnath Singh]], along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/odisha-chief-minister-swearing-in-live-updates-mohan-majhi-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-odisha-5874031 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=2024-06-12 |title=Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha’s first BJP Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/mohan-charan-majhi-sworn-in-as-odishas-first-bjp-chief-minister/article68281205.ece |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-13 |title=Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/odisha-cabinet-portfolios-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-keeps-home-ministry-kanak-vardhan-singh-agriculture-pravati-parida-women-child-development-finance-2024-06-15-937131 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Mayurbhanj district]]

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Nisha Lakra at 03:51, 21 January 2026