Summary
Kantilal Bhuria (born 1 June 1950) 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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| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assenbly | |
| In office 24 October 2019 – 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Guman Singh Damor |
| Succeeded by | Vikrant Bhuria |
| Constituency | Jhabua |
| 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 1998–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Succeeded by | Dileep Singh Bhuria |
| Constituency | Ratlam |
| Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Tribal Affairs | |
| In office 29 May 2009 – 19 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1950 Jhabua, Madhya Bharat, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kalpana Bhuria |
| Children | 2 sons Sandeep Bhuria Vikrant Bhuria |
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| Residence | Jhabua |
| Education | M.A., LLB |
| Alma mater | Chandrashekhar Azad College, Jhabua |
| Profession | Politician |
As of 29 May, 2018 Source: [1] | |
Political career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Government of India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri Kantilal Bhuria".
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Bypoll 2019 Results: Congress's Kantilal Bhuria Wins Over BJP In Jhabua". India.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
External links edit
- Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website