Manas Bhunia মানস ভূঁইয়া | |
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Minister for Irrigation and Waterways | |
In office May 20, 2011 – September 25,2012 |
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Preceded by | Subhas Naskar |
Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
Constituency | Sabang |
President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 23 October 2008 – 17 January 2011 |
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Preceded by | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi |
Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile | |
In office May 20, 2011 – Sept, 25,2012 |
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Succeeded by | Mamata banerjee |
Constituency | Sabang |
MLA | |
Assumed office 1982-1996,2001-Incumbent |
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Constituency | Sabang |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sabang, Paschim Medinipur |
10 December 1951
Political party |
All India Trinamool Congress (2016- Incumbent) Indian National Congress (1982-2016) |
Residence | Kolkata |
Religion | Hindu |
All India Trinamool Congress (2016- Incumbent)
Manas 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. He is also an MLA, elected from the Sabang constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.he along with all other ministers in the state cabinet resigned after I.N.C. took back the support from the state government.
On 26 August 2015, he accused West Bengal police forces of selectively arresting supporters of the Chhatra Parishad movement. On September 16, he began an indefinite fast to protest the murder of one of the movement's members.