Champai Soren | |
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7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
In office 2 February 2024 – 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
Succeeded by | Hemant Soren |
Cabinet Minister for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward Class Welfare, Government of Jharkhand | |
In office 29 December 2019 – 31 January 2024 | |
Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2005 | |
Preceded by | Self |
Constituency | Seraikella |
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1991–2005 | |
Preceded by | Anant Ram Tudu |
Constituency | Seraikella |
Personal details | |
Born | Seraikela, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) | 1 November 1956
Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) |
Occupation | Politician |
Nickname | "Jharkhand Tiger"[1] |
Champai Soren[2][3][4] (born 1 November 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2 February 2024 to 3 July 2024 after the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on allegations of money laundering.[5][6][7][8]
Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.[9] He is a tribal leader and his father Simal Soren is a farmer. He studied till Grade 10 in a government school before entering politics.[10] He has seven children.[11]
Soren is a seven-time MLA.[9] He was first elected from Seraikella in 1991 and served two-terms in the Bihar Legislative Assembly till 2000. During the separate Jharkhand state movement, he became a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Before joining JMM, he served as an independent MLA.[9] Later, he represented Seraikella assembly constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly continuously for four terms from 2005 to 2024.[12]
He served as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare, Government of Jharkhand in the cabinet of 2nd Hemant Soren ministry from 2019 to 2024.[3][13] In a sudden turn of events after former CM Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024.[14][15]
Soren is also known as the "Jharkhand's Tiger", as he played a crucial role in the fight for the creation of a separate state in the 1990s.[16][10]
From | To | Position |
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1991 | 1995 | MLA in the 10th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella (by-poll) |
1995 | 2000 | MLA in the 11th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella |
2005 | 2009 | MLA in the 2nd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella |
2009 | 2014 | MLA in the 3rd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
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2014 | 2019 | MLA in the 4th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella |
2019 [17] | Present | MLA in the 5th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella |
2019 | 2024 | Cabinet Minister - Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare (29 Dec 2019 - 31 Jan 2024) |
2024 | 2024 | 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand (2 Feb 2024 – 4 Jul 2024) |
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