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] | |
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.
