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