Sudarshan Bhagat

{{short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sudarshan Bhagat

| image = File:Sudarshan Bhagat giving awards (cropped).jpg

| office = Minister of State
Government of India

| term_start = 26 May 2014

| term_end = 30 May 2019

| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}

| 1namedata = {{centre|Term}}

| 2blankname = Minister of Tribal Affairs

| 2namedata = 3 September 2017 - 30 May 2019

| 3blankname = Minister of Agriculture

| 3namedata = 5 July 2016 - 3 September 2017

| 4blankname = Minister of Rural Development

| 4namedata = 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016

| 5blankname = Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment

| 5namedata = 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = 2009

| term_end1 = 2024

| predecessor1 = Rameshwar Oraon

| successor1 = Sukhdeo Bhagat

| constituency1 = Lohardaga

| office2 = Minister of State
Government of Jharkhand

| term_start2 = 2000

| term_end2 = 2005

| 1blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}}

| 1namedata2 = {{centre|Term}}

| 2blankname2 = Minister of Welfare

| 2namedata2 = 2004 - 05

| 3blankname2 = Minister of Sports, Art & Culture
Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairy

| 3namedata2 = 2003 - 04

| 4blankname2 = Minister of Human Resources Development

| 4namedata2 = 2000 - 03

| office3 = Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 2000

| term_end3 = 2005

| predecessor3 = Bernard Minj

| successor3 = Bhushan Tirkey

| constituency3 = Gumla

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tangardih, Gumla district, Bihar (Presently Jharkhand)

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = {{marriage|Krishana Toppo|2001}}

| father = Late Shri Kalsai Bhagat

| mother = Smt. Manna Devi

| children = 2 sons

| education = Bachelor of Arts

| alma_mater = Ranchi University

| source = https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4329&lastls=17

}}

Sudarshan Bhagat (born 20 October 1969; {{IPA|hi|sʊd̪əɾʃən̪ bʱəgət̪}}) is Kurukh Indian politician Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the Indian Parliament, and represented Lohardaga (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web | title = Profile of Members| work = Government of India| url = http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4329| accessdate = 17 October 2016 }} He was the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://tribal.nic.in/|title=Ministry of Tribal Affairs|work=Government of India|accessdate=17 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/sudarshan-bhagat.html|title=Sudarshan Bhagat Biography|work=elections.in}}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-cabinet-reshuffle-full-list-of-pm-modis-council-of-ministers/articleshow/60348346.cms | title=Modi Cabinet reshuffle: Full list of new council of minister | work=The Times of India | date=4 September 2017 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://orissadiary.com/sudarshan-bhagat-takes-minister-state-tribal-affairs/ | title=Sudarshan Bhagat Takes Over As Minister of State for Tribal Affairs | publisher=Orissa Diary | date=4 September 2017 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/jharkhand/news/sudarshan-files-nomination-das-promises-sarna-code-by-21/articleshow/68728989.cms | title=Sudarshan Bhagat files nomination, Das promises Sarna code by '21 | publisher=The Times of India | work=K A Gupta & ASRP Mukesh | date=5 April 2019 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}

Political career

Bhagat was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Gumla constituency in 2000. After Jharkhand's formation in 2000, he was inducted as Minister of State in Babulal Marandi ministry. He continued as Minister in Arjun Munda ministry till 2005. In 2005 Jharkhand Assembly election, he had lost from Gumla constituency to Bhushan Tirkey of JMM by a meagre margin of 869 votes. He was elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Lohardaga constituency. He was re-elected again in 2014 & 2019. He was inducted in First Modi ministry during which he oversaw the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Rural Development, Agriculture & Tribal Affairs as a Union Minister of State.{{cite web |date=4 September 2017 |title=Sudarshan Bhagat Takes Over As Minister of State for Tribal Affairs |url=https://orissadiary.com/sudarshan-bhagat-takes-minister-state-tribal-affairs/ |accessdate=25 April 2021 |publisher=Orissa Diary}} In 2024 election, he was denied ticket from Lohardaga constituency in favor of Sameer Oraon, Member of Rajya Sabha. However Sameer Oraon lost to Sukhdeo Bhagat of INC by a margin of 1,39,138 votes.

File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Sudarshan Bhagat, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.jpg

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