Basant Soren
Indian 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]
- Road & Building Construction.
- Water Resources.
Basant Soren | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand | |
| In office 16 February 2024 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Chief Minister | Champai Soren |
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| Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
| Constituency | Dumka |
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| Born | 1 September 1977 Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Relations | Hemant Soren (Brother), Kalpana Soren (Sister In Law) |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Politician |
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]