Bhabatosh Soren
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Bhabatosh Soren (1 February 1934 – 2012) was an Indian politician. He hailed from Jalguria village, Bankura District, and was a leader of the Santhal people.[1][2] A lawyer by profession, Soren was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967–1971 and served as Minister for Forests in the state government 1969–1970.
Soren was born on 1 February 1934, in Jalguria, Bankura District.[1] He was the son of Baidyanath Soren.[1] He obtained M.A. and LLB degrees and joined the Bankura District Bar in 1958.[1] In 1959 he got a government job in Calcutta, working as Preventive Officer at Sea Customs.[1] In 1960 he got a job as District Information Officer under the state government.[1] Soren resigned from government service in 1965 and began practicing law in Bankura again.[1] Soren published the Santali language monthly Kherwal Aram (in Bengali script) from Bankura.[3]
Legislator
Joining politics, Soren won the Raipur (ST) seat in the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[4] Standing as a Bangla Congress candidate, he obtained 22,840 votes (51.48%) and defeated the Indian National Congress candidate J.N. Murmu.[4]