Kantilal Bhuria
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assenbly
In office
24 October 2019 – 3 December 2023
Preceded byGuman Singh Damor
Succeeded byVikrant Bhuria
ConstituencyJhabua
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
24 November 2015 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byDileep Singh Bhuria
Succeeded byGuman Singh Damor
ConstituencyRatlam
In office
1998–2014
Preceded byDileep Singh Bhuria
Succeeded byDileep Singh Bhuria
ConstituencyRatlam
Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office
24 May 2004 – 2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Succeeded byRam Vilas Paswan
Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
In office
29 May 2009 – 19 July 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Personal details
Born (1950-06-01) 1 June 1950
Jhabua, Madhya Bharat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKalpana Bhuria
Children2 sons
Sandeep Bhuria
Vikrant Bhuria
Parents
  • Nanu Ram Bhuria (father)
  • Ladki Bai (mother)
ResidenceJhabua
EducationM.A., LLB
Alma materChandrashekhar Azad College, Jhabua
ProfessionPolitician
As of 29 May, 2018
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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 assumes the charge of the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food in New Delhi on May 25, 2004

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]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Kantilal Bhuria".
  3. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Bypoll 2019 Results: Congress's Kantilal Bhuria Wins Over BJP In Jhabua". India.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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