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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name                = Manas Bhunia
| name                = Manas Ranjan Bhunia
| image              = Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8509.JPG
| image              = Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2023-03-29 4868.jpg
| caption            =  
| caption            = Manas Ranjan Bhunia. March 2023.
| birth_name          = Manas Ranjan Bhunia<ref name="Profile"/>
| birth_name          = Manas Ranjan Bhunia<ref name="Profile"/>
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1952|02|28|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1952|02|28|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Sabang, Paschim Medinipur]]
| birth_place        = [[Sabang, Paschim Medinipur|Sabang]], [[West Bengal]], India
| residence           = [[Kolkata]]
| residence           = [[Kolkata]]
| office1            = Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development<br>[[Government of West Bengal]]
| office              = Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development<br>[[Government of West Bengal]]
| term_start1        = May 10, 2021
| governor            = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<br/>[[La. Ganesan]] ''(additional charge)''<br/>[[C. V. Ananda Bose]]
| term_end1          =  
| term_start          = 10 May 2021
| predecessor1        = [[Somen Mahapatra]]
| term_end            =  
| successor1          =  
| predecessor        = [[Soumen Mahapatra|Dr. Soumen Kumar Mahapatra]]
| office2             = Minister for Irrigation and Waterways & Small and Micro Industries and Textile<br>[[Government of West Bengal]]
| successor          =  
| term_start2         = May 20, 2011
| office2             = Minister for Irrigation and Waterways & Small and Micro Industries and Textile<br>[[Government of West Bengal]]
| term_end2           = September 25, 2012
| term_start2         = 20 May 2011
| predecessor2       = [[Subhas Naskar]] (''Irrigation and Waterways'')
| term_end2           = 25 September 2012
| successor2         = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| predecessor2         = [[Subhas Naskar]] (''Irrigation and Waterways'')
| office             = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| successor2           = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| term_start         = 19 August 2017
| office1             = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_end           = May 9, 2021
| term_start1         = 19 August 2017
| predecessor         = [[Debabrata Bandyopadhyay]]
| term_end1           = 9 May 2021
|successor=[[Sushmita Dev]]
| predecessor1         = [[Debabrata Bandyopadhyay]]
| successor1          = [[Sushmita Dev]]
| constituency = West Bengal  
| constituency = West Bengal  
| governor2          = [[M. K. Narayanan]]
| governor2          = [[M. K. Narayanan]]
| office4            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| office4            = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4        = 2021
| term_start4        = 2 May 2021
| term_end4          =  
| term_end4          =  
| constituency4      = [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]]
| constituency4      = [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]]
| predecessor4        = Geeta Bhunia
| predecessor4        = Geeta Bhunia
| successor4          =  
| successor4          =  
| term_start5        = 2006
| term_start5        = 11 May 2006
| term_end5          = 2017
| term_end5          = 18 August 2017
| predecessor5        = Tushar Kanti Laya
| predecessor5        = Tushar Kanti Laya
| successor5          = Geeta Bhunia
| successor5          = Geeta Bhunia
| term_start6        = 1982
| term_start6        = 1982
| term_end6          = 2001
| term_end6          = 14 May 2001
| predecessor6        = Gouranga Samanta
| predecessor6        = Gouranga Samanta
| successor6          = Tushar Kanti Laya
| successor6          = Tushar Kanti Laya
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| predecessor7        = [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]
| predecessor7        = [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]
| successor7          = [[Pradip Bhattacharya]]
| successor7          = [[Pradip Bhattacharya]]
| party              = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (2016–present)
| party              = [[File:All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg|25px]] [[Trinamool Congress]] (2016–present)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] (1970–2016)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] (1970–2016)
| spouse              = Gita Rani Bhunia<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/tmc-fields-manas-ranjan-bhunias-wife-for-sabang-assembly-byelection/amp_articleshow/61812726.cms TMC fields Manas Ranjan Bhunia's wife for Sabang Assembly by-election] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 10 September 2021</ref>
| spouse              = Gita Rani Bhunia<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tmc-fields-manas-ranjan-bhunias-wife-for-sabang-assembly-byelection/articleshow/61812726.cms TMC fields Manas Ranjan Bhunia's wife for Sabang Assembly by-election] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 10 September 2021</ref>
| college            =  
| college            =  
| children            =  
| children            =  
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| website            =  
| website            =  
| source              =  
| source              =  
| governor1          = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
}}
}}


'''Manas Ranjan Bhunia''' is an Indian [[politician]] and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile in the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref name="Profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|title=Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet|accessdate=22 May 2011|publisher=[[Government of West Bengal]]|date=21 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005213008/http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|archivedate=5 October 2011}}</ref> He is also an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], elected from the [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]] constituency in the [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election]]. He along with all other ministers in the state cabinet resigned after I.N.C. took back the support from the state government. He joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] in 2016. He is the current Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development for the [[Government of West Bengal]]
'''Manas Ranjan Bhunia''' is an Indian [[politician]] and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile in the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref name="Profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|title=Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet|accessdate=22 May 2011|publisher=[[Government of West Bengal]]|date=21 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005213008/http://www.banglarmukh.com/portal/banglarMukh/Government/MinisterSecretary/MinisterSecretaryPortletWindow?category=M&action=e&windowstate=normal&in.gov.wb.portal.MENU_ID_PARAMETER=100&mode=view|archivedate=5 October 2011}}</ref> He is also an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], elected from the [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]] constituency in the [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election]]. He along with all other ministers in the state cabinet resigned after [[Indian National Congress]] withdrew support for the state government. He joined the [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]](AITC)  in 2016. He is the current Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development for the [[Government of West Bengal]].


On 26 August 2015, he accused West Bengal police forces of selectively arresting supporters of the Chhatra Parishad movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/BJP-MLA-booked-for-assaulting-tehsildar/articleshow/48687169.cms|title=BJP MLA booked for assaulting tehsildar|work=The Times of India}}</ref>  On September 16, he began an indefinite fast to protest the murder of one of the movement's members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/congress-mla-manas-bhuniya-starts-indefinite-fast-554470/|title=Congress MLA Manas Bhuniya starts indefinite fast|author=Press Trust of India|work=India.com}}</ref> In March 2021, he again got the ticket to contest in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Assembly Election 2021]] from [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]] constituency and won.
On 26 August 2015, he accused the [[West Bengal Police]] of selectively arresting supporters of the Chhatra Parishad movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/BJP-MLA-booked-for-assaulting-tehsildar/articleshow/48687169.cms|title=BJP MLA booked for assaulting tehsildar|work=The Times of India|date=26 August 2015 }}</ref>  On September 16, he began an indefinite fast to protest the murder of one of the movement's members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/congress-mla-manas-bhuniya-starts-indefinite-fast-554470/|title=Congress MLA Manas Bhuniya starts indefinite fast|author=Press Trust of India|work=India.com}}</ref> In March 2021, he again got the AITC ticket to contest the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 West Bengal Assembly Election 2021]] from [[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]] constituency and won, defeating Amulya Maity of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] by 9,864 votes.


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Manas Ranjan Bhunia
Manas Ranjan Bhunia. March 2023.
Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development
Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
10 May 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan (additional charge)
C. V. Ananda Bose
Preceded byDr. Soumen Kumar Mahapatra
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 August 2017 – 9 May 2021
Preceded byDebabrata Bandyopadhyay
Succeeded bySushmita Dev
Minister for Irrigation and Waterways & Small and Micro Industries and Textile
Government of West Bengal
In office
20 May 2011 – 25 September 2012
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
Preceded bySubhas Naskar (Irrigation and Waterways)
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byGeeta Bhunia
ConstituencySabang
In office
11 May 2006 – 18 August 2017
Preceded byTushar Kanti Laya
Succeeded byGeeta Bhunia
In office
1982 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byGouranga Samanta
Succeeded byTushar Kanti Laya
President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
23 October 2008 – 17 January 2011
Preceded byPriya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Succeeded byPradip Bhattacharya
Personal details
Born
Manas Ranjan Bhunia[1]

(1952-02-28) 28 February 1952 (age 74)
Sabang, West Bengal, India
Political party Trinamool Congress (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1970–2016)
Spouse(s)Gita Rani Bhunia[2]
ResidenceKolkata

Manas Ranjan Bhunia is an Indian politician and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile in the Government of West Bengal.[1] He is also an MLA, elected from the Sabang constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. He along with all other ministers in the state cabinet resigned after Indian National Congress withdrew support for the state government. He joined the All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) in 2016. He is the current Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development for the Government of West Bengal.

On 26 August 2015, he accused the West Bengal Police of selectively arresting supporters of the Chhatra Parishad movement.[3] On September 16, he began an indefinite fast to protest the murder of one of the movement's members.[4] In March 2021, he again got the AITC ticket to contest the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 from Sabang constituency and won, defeating Amulya Maity of the BJP by 9,864 votes.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ↑ TMC fields Manas Ranjan Bhunia's wife for Sabang Assembly by-election The Times of India. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  3. ↑ "BJP MLA booked for assaulting tehsildar". The Times of India. 26 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Press Trust of India. "Congress MLA Manas Bhuniya starts indefinite fast". India.com.

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