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| Office | Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assenbly |
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| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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| Office | Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Office | Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Term start | 24 October 2019 |
| Term end | 3 December 2023 |
| Predecessor | Guman Singh Damor |
| Successor | Vikrant Bhuria |
| Predecessor | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Successor | Guman Singh Damor |
| Constituency | Jhabua |
| Constituency | Ratlam |
| Born | 1950-6-1 (age 76) |
| Born | Jhabua, Madhya Bharat, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kalpana Bhuria |
| Children | 2 sons Sandeep Bhuria Vikrant Bhuria |
| Alma mater | Chandrashekhar Azad College, Jhabua
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Kantilal Bhuria (born 1 June 1950; Template:IPA) is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress and was till July 2011 the Minister of Tribal Affairs of the Republic of India.[1] He had been promoted to the rank of cabinet minister in the United Progressive Alliance-2 government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009. Earlier, he was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.[2] His successor, the new Minister of Tribal Affairs is V Kishore Chandra Deo, another Congressman.
Political career
Bhuria was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2004 from Jhabua constituency in Madhya Pradesh and in 2009 from Ratlam. He lost 2014 General Election from Ratlam but won the by-poll in 2015. He lost in 2019 General Election again, but was elected to Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha later in 2019 when he won a by-poll in Jhabua (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[3]
References
- ↑ Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India. Government of India. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ Detailed Profile: Shri Kantilal Bhuria.
- ↑ Madhya Pradesh Bypoll 2019 Results: Congress's Kantilal Bhuria Wins Over BJP In Jhabua. India.com(24 October 2019). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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