Kantilal Bhuria
Indian politician
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Kantilal Bhuria (born 1 June 1950; Hindi pronunciation: [kaːn̪t̪ɪlaːl bʱuːɾɪjaː]) 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.
Kantilal Bhuria | |
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| Union Minister of Tribal Affairs | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | P. R. Kyndiah |
| Succeeded by | Kishore Chandra Deo |
| Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Sharad Pawar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Succeeded by | Guman Singh Damor |
| Constituency | Ratlam |
| In office 1998 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Succeeded by | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 24 October 2019 – 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Guman Singh Damor |
| Succeeded by | Vikrant Bhuria |
| Constituency | Jhabua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1950 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kalpana Bhuria |
| Children | 2 sons Sandeep Bhuria Vikrant Bhuria |
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| Education | M.A., LLB |
| Chandrashekhar Azad College, Jhabua | |
| Profession | Politician |
As of 29 May, 2018 Source: | |
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]