Basant Soren

Basant Soren
Soren in 2024
Cabinet Minister
Government of Jharkhand
In office
16 February 2024 – 4 July 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief MinisterChampai Soren
Ministry & Departments
  • Road & Building Construction.
  • Water Resources.
Preceded byHemant Soren
Succeeded byHemant Soren
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
03 November 2020
Preceded byHemant Soren
ConstituencyDumka
President
Jharkhand Yuva Morcha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byHemant Soren
Personal details
BornBasant Soren
(1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 49)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
PartyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
SpouseHemlata Soren
RelationsHemant Soren (Brother), Kalpana Soren (Sister In Law)
Parents
OccupationPolitician

Basant Soren is an Indian Politician and a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political party. He is former 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.

Basant Soren is the younger son of JMM founder Shibu Soren and younger brother of CM Hemant Soren.

Political career

Basant contested in the Rajya Sabha elections in 2016 as JMM candidate and lost. 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.

Basant Soren took oath as road & buildings construction and water resources minister in the Champai Soren-led government in Jharkhand on 16 February 2024.

Positions held

  1. Cabinet Minister of Road & Building Construction & Water Resources in Government of Jharkhand (2024)
  2. Member of Jharkhand legislative assembly (2020 - Present)
  3. President of Jharkhand Yuva Morcha (2024 - Present)

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.