Basant Soren

Basant Soren
Cabinet Minister
Government of Jharkhand
In office
16 February 2024 – 4 July 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief MinisterChampai Soren
Department
  • Road & Building Construction.
  • Water Resources.
Preceded by[[Vishal pandey ]]
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byHemant Soren
ConstituencyDumka
Personal details
Born (1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIndian
Political partyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
RelationsHemant Soren (Brother), Kalpana Soren (Sister In Law)
Parent(s)Shibu Soren, Roopi Soren
ResidenceJharkhand
OccupationPolitician

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 president 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

  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Hemant Soren's brother Basant, seven others join Champai Soren Cabinet in Jharkhand". The Hindu. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Rajya Sabha polls — Drama in Ranchi: Missing MLAs, a winning formula". The Indian Express. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ ThePrint (10 November 2020). "JMM-Congress retain 2 Jharkhand seats in bypolls but victory margin down since 2019". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ Financialexpress (10 November 2020). "Jharkhand assembly by-polls: JMM, Congress retain seats with reduced margin". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ Financialexpress (18 February 2024). "Jharkhand Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and portfolios in Champai Soren-led Cabinet". Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.