Basant Soren Explained
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]
Notes and References
- News: The Indian Express . Rise of new JMM face: First-time minister Basant Soren set to lead party in LS polls with brother Hemant in jail . 28 June 2024 . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628171621/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rise-of-new-jmm-face-first-time-minister-basant-soren-set-to-lead-party-in-ls-polls-with-brother-hemant-in-jail-9166321/ . 28 June 2024 . en.
- News: The Hindu . Hemant Soren’s brother Basant, seven others join Champai Soren Cabinet in Jharkhand . 28 June 2024 . 16 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628171422/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jmm-chief-shibu-sorens-youngest-son-basant-seven-others-sworn-in-as-ministers-in-champai-soren-govt/article67853687.ece . 28 June 2024 . en-IN.
- News: The Indian Express . Rajya Sabha polls — Drama in Ranchi: Missing MLAs, a winning formula . 28 June 2024 . 12 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628183806/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/jharkhand-rajya-sabha-polls-missing-mlas-a-winning-formula-2848143/ . 28 June 2024 . en.
- News: ThePrint . JMM-Congress retain 2 Jharkhand seats in bypolls but victory margin down since 2019 . 28 June 2024 . 10 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628182416/https://theprint.in/politics/jmm-congress-retain-2-jharkhand-seats-in-bypolls-but-victory-margin-down-since-2019/541636/ . 28 June 2024.
- News: Financialexpress . Jharkhand assembly by-polls: JMM, Congress retain seats with reduced margin . 28 June 2024 . 10 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628182715/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jharkhand-assembly-by-polls-jmm-congress-retain-seats-with-reduced-margin/2125820/ . 28 June 2024 . en.
- News: Financialexpress . Jharkhand Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and portfolios in Champai Soren-led Cabinet . 28 June 2024 . 18 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628183528/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jharkhand-ministers-list-2024-full-list-of-ministers-and-portfolios-in-champai-soren-led-cabinet/3382528/ . 28 June 2024 . en.