| Kantilal Bhuria | |
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| Shri Kantilal Bhuria | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Constituency | Ratlam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1950 Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Kalpana Bhuria |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Jhabua |
| As of September 22, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Kantilal Bhuria (born 1 June 1950) is a member of the 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. His successor, the new Minister of Tribal Affairs is V Kishore Chandra Deo, another Congressman.
Bhuria was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2004 from Jhabua constituency in Madhya Pradesh and in 2009 from Ratlam constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by unknown |
Minister of Tribal Affairs unknown |
Incumbent |
kantilal bhuriya is president of madhyapradesh kangresh party