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| Office | Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand |
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| Office | Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 16 February 2024 |
| Term end | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor | Hemant Soren
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| Predecessor | Hemant Soren
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| Constituency | Dumka |
| Born | 1977-9-1 (age 49) |
| Born | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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| Occupation | Politician
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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 founder Shibu Soren and younger brother of CM Hemant Soren.[2]
Political career
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
- ↑ Rise of new JMM face: First-time minister Basant Soren set to lead party in LS polls with brother Hemant in jail. The Indian Express(17 February 2024). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ Hemant Soren's brother Basant, seven others join Champai Soren Cabinet in Jharkhand. The Hindu(16 February 2024). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ Rajya Sabha polls — Drama in Ranchi: Missing MLAs, a winning formula. The Indian Express(12 June 2016). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ JMM-Congress retain 2 Jharkhand seats in bypolls but victory margin down since 2019(10 November 2020). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ Jharkhand assembly by-polls: JMM, Congress retain seats with reduced margin(10 November 2020). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ Jharkhand Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and portfolios in Champai Soren-led Cabinet(18 February 2024). Retrieved 28 June 2024.