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Jesse Ventura

Puran Kumar Gurung
Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman at Rongli on December 2013.
Minister of Agriculture & Horticulture of Sikkim
Assumed office
11 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byLok Nath Sharma
Minister of Fisheries of Sikkim
Assumed office
11 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services of Sikkim
Assumed office
11 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byLok Nath Sharma
Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1 June 2024
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Rai
ConstituencyChujachen
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBikram Pradhan
ConstituencyChujachen
Personal details
Born1967
Aritar, Sikkim
Political partySikkim Krantikari Morcha
Other political
affiliations
Sikkim Democratic Front
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materSikkim Government College
OccupationPolitician

Puran Kumar Gurung (born 1967) is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He is an MLA of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha from Chujachen Assembly Constituency in Pakyong district. He won the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]

Early life and education

Gurung is a resident of Aritar Basty post, Aritar, East Sikkim. He was born to Dilli Samsher Gurung. He passed the Senior Secondary School Examination, equivalent to Class 12, at Chujachen Senior Secondary School in 1985. Later, he completed Bachelor of Arts from Sikkim Government College, affiliated to University of North Bengal in 1987. He married Asha Gurung and has two sons, Kenny Gurung and Shawan Gurung.[3]

Career

Gurung started his political career with Sikkim Democratic Front and was first elected as an MLA from Chujachen Assembly Constituency in 2009. He won the 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election defeating Harka Raj Gurung of Indian National Congress by a margin of 5,963 votes. He again won from Chujachen Assembly Constituency in the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election representing Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. He defeated Mani Kumar Gurung of Sikkim Democratic Front by a maring of 3,334 votes.[4][5]

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