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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-31 |title=Meet Champai Soren, 7-time MLA who could be new Jharkhand chief minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-champai-soren-elected-leader-of-jmm-jharkhand-mukri-morcha-cm/articleshow/107299626.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=Who is Champai Soren, Jharkhand's next CM? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-champai-soren-jharkhands-next-cm-101706712869394.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He has seven children.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Champai Soren? He entered politics through Jharkhand movement |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/top-stories/who-is-the-new-cm-of-jharkhand-champai-soren-entered-politics-through-jharkhand-movement-trustworthy-of-soren-family-grj |url-status=live |work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>
Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-31 |title=Meet Champai Soren, 7-time MLA who could be new Jharkhand chief minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-champai-soren-elected-leader-of-jmm-jharkhand-mukri-morcha-cm/articleshow/107299626.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=Who is Champai Soren, Jharkhand's next CM? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-champai-soren-jharkhands-next-cm-101706712869394.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He has seven children.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Champai Soren? He entered politics through Jharkhand movement |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/top-stories/who-is-the-new-cm-of-jharkhand-champai-soren-entered-politics-through-jharkhand-movement-trustworthy-of-soren-family-grj |work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Soren is a seven-time MLA.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> Later, he represented [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]] assembly constituency in the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] continuously for four terms from 2005 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Champai Soren's journey has been a struggle |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/jamshedpur/champai-soren-journey-has-been-a-struggle-kkk |url-status=live |work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>
Soren is a seven-time MLA.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> Later, he represented [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]] assembly constituency in the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] continuously for four terms from 2000 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Champai Soren's journey has been a struggle |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/jamshedpur/champai-soren-journey-has-been-a-struggle-kkk |work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>


He served as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare, [[Government of Jharkhand]] in the cabinet of [[Second Hemant Soren ministry|2nd Hemant Soren ministry]] from 2019 to 2024.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-champai-soren-take-charge-as-transport-minister-of-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-cabinet-19987323.html|title=चंपई सोरेन ने लिया परिवहन मंत्री का पदभार, स्‍मूथ ट्रैफिक होगी प्राथमिकता|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205110341/https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-champai-soren-take-charge-as-transport-minister-of-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-cabinet-19987323.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a sudden turn of events after former Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=2024-02-02 |title=Champai Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM; ex-CM Hemant Soren remanded to five days of ED custody |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/champai-soren-sworn-in-jharkhand-chief-minister-jmm-legislators-to-be-shifted-from-ranchi-soon/article67803689.ece |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=Champai Soren takes oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister, 2 days after Hemant Soren's arrest by ED |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/champai-soren-oath-new-jharkhand-chief-minister-9140378/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
He served as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare, [[Government of Jharkhand]] in the cabinet of [[Second Hemant Soren ministry|2nd Hemant Soren ministry]] from 2019 to 2024.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-champai-soren-take-charge-as-transport-minister-of-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-cabinet-19987323.html|title=चंपई सोरेन ने लिया परिवहन मंत्री का पदभार, स्‍मूथ ट्रैफिक होगी प्राथमिकता|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205110341/https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-champai-soren-take-charge-as-transport-minister-of-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-cabinet-19987323.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a sudden turn of events after former Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=2024-02-02 |title=Champai Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM; ex-CM Hemant Soren remanded to five days of ED custody |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/champai-soren-sworn-in-jharkhand-chief-minister-jmm-legislators-to-be-shifted-from-ranchi-soon/article67803689.ece |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=Champai Soren takes oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister, 2 days after Hemant Soren's arrest by ED |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/champai-soren-oath-new-jharkhand-chief-minister-9140378/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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! From
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! To
! To
! Position
! Position
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1991
| 1995
| 1995
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|10th Bihar Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]] (by-poll)
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|10th Bihar Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]] (by-poll)
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| 1995
| 1995
| 2000
| 2000
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|11th Bihar Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|11th Bihar Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2000
| 2005
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[1st Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
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|-
| 2005
| 2009
| 2009
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[2nd Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[2nd Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| 2014
| 2014
| MLA in the [[3rd Jharkhand Assembly]] from Seraikella
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[3rd Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
* Cabinet Minister - Science and Technology, Labour and Housing <br>{{small|(11 Sep 2010 – 18 Jan 2013)}}
* [[Government of Jharkhand|Cabinet Minister]] - Science and Technology, Labour and Housing <br>{{small|(11 Sep 2010 – 18 Jan 2013)}}
* Cabinet Minister - Food and Civil Supplies, Transport <br> {{small|(13 July 2013 – 28 Dec 2014)}}
* [[Government of Jharkhand|Cabinet Minister]] - Food and Civil Supplies, Transport <br> {{small|(13 July 2013 – 28 Dec 2014)}}
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| 2019
| 2019
| MLA in the [[4th Jharkhand Assembly]] from Seraikella
| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[4th Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
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|-
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| 2019 <ref>{{cite news |title=Seraikella Election Result Updates: JMM's Champai Soren wins |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/seraikella-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630687-2019-12-23 |access-date=4 Feb 2024 |work=[[India Today]] |date=24 Dec 2019 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204095251/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/seraikella-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630687-2019-12-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Present
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| MLA in the [[5th Jharkhand Assembly]] from Seraikella
|-
| 2019
| 2024
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| Cabinet Minister - Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare <br> {{small|(29 Dec 2019 - 31 Jan 2024)}}
|-
|-
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| 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Seraikella Election Result Updates: JMM's Champai Soren wins |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/seraikella-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630687-2019-12-23 |access-date=4 Feb 2024 |work=[[India Today]] |date=24 Dec 2019 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204095251/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/seraikella-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630687-2019-12-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2024
| 2024
| 2024
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| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[5th Jharkhand Assembly]] from [[Seraikella Assembly constituency|Seraikella]]
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| 7th [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]] <br> {{small|(2 Feb 2024 – 4 Jul 2024)}}
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* [[Government of Jharkhand|Cabinet Minister]] - Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare <br> {{small|(29 Dec 2019 - 31 Jan 2024)}}
* [[Government of Jharkhand|Cabinet Minister]] - Water Resources, Higher and Technical Education <br> {{small|(4 Jul 2024 - 28 Aug 2024)}}
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* 7th [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]] <br> {{small|(2 Feb 2024 – 4 Jul 2024)}}
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]




Latest revision as of 13:14, 20 November 2024

Champai Soren
Soren in 2024
7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
2 February 2024 – 3 July 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
Preceded byHemant Soren
Succeeded byHemant Soren
Leader of the House in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2 February 2024 – 3 July 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
DeputyAlamgir Alam
(Minister of Rural Development, Rural Works, and Panchayati Raj)
SpeakerRabindra Nath Mahato
Preceded byHemant Soren
Succeeded byHemant Soren
Deputy Leader of the House in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
4 July 2024 – 28 August 2024
Governor
SpeakerRabindra Nath Mahato
Chief Minister and Leader of AssemblyHemant Soren
Preceded byAlamgir Alam
Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand
In office
4 July 2024 – 28 August 2024
Minister
  • Water Resources Department
  • Higher Education
  • Technical Education
Governor
Chief MinisterHemant Soren
In office
29 December 2019 – 31 January 2024
Minister
  • Transport
  • Scheduled Tribe
  • scheduled Caste
  • Minority
  • Backward Class Welfare
Governor
Chief MinisterHemant Soren
In office
11 September 2010 – 18 January 2013
Minister
  • Science and Technology
  • Labour
  • Housing
GovernorM. O. H. Farook
Chief MinisterArjun Munda
Deputy Chief Minister
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2000
Preceded byConstituency shifted from Bihar
ConstituencySeraikella
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–2000
Preceded byAnant Ram Tudu
Succeeded byConstituency shifted to Jharkhand
ConstituencySeraikella
Personal details
Born (1956-11-01) 1 November 1956 (age 68)
Seraikela, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (1990–2024)
Residence(s)24A, Jilinggora, Gamharia, Jharkhand, India
OccupationPolitician

Champai Soren[1][2][3] (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.[4][5][6][7] Earlier and later, he served as cabinet minister under Hemant Soren.

Early life and education

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Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.[8] 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.[9] He has seven children.[10]

Career

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Soren is a seven-time MLA.[8] 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.[8] Later, he represented Seraikella assembly constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly continuously for four terms from 2000 to 2024.[11]

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.[2][12] In a sudden turn of events after former Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024.[13][14]

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.[15][9]

Hemant Soren once again assumed the office of Chief Minister of Jharkhand after his release from prison in June 2024. Champei Soren left Jharkhand Mukti Morcha after being allegedly humiliated by the party leadership and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024.[16]

Positions held

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From To Position
1991 1995 MLA in the 10th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella (by-poll)
1995 2000 MLA in the 11th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella
2000 2005 MLA in the 1st Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
2005 2009 MLA in the 2nd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
2009 2014 MLA in the 3rd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
  • Cabinet Minister - Science and Technology, Labour and Housing
    (11 Sep 2010 – 18 Jan 2013)
  • Cabinet Minister - Food and Civil Supplies, Transport
    (13 July 2013 – 28 Dec 2014)
2014 2019 MLA in the 4th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
2019[17] 2024 MLA in the 5th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella

References

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  1. ^ "CHAMPAI SOREN : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Champai Soren: Champai Soren JMM from JAMSHEDPUR in Lok Sabha Elections | Champai Soren News, images and videos". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "किसान के बेटे चंपई सोरेन फिर बने हेमंत सरकार में मंत्री, जानें खास बातें". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Agencies, ENS (3 July 2024). "Champai Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM, Hemant stakes claim to form govt". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "'Jharkhand Tiger' Champai Soren likely to take over as Chief Minister". indiatoday.in. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Champai Soren to be next Jharkhand CM as Hemant Soren faces arrest by ED". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Champai Soren Quits As Jharkhand Chief Minister, Paves Way For Hemant Soren". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Meet Champai Soren, 7-time MLA who could be new Jharkhand chief minister". The Times of India. 31 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Who is Champai Soren, Jharkhand's next CM?". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Who is Champai Soren? He entered politics through Jharkhand movement". Prabhat Khabar.
  11. ^ "Champai Soren's journey has been a struggle". Prabhat Khabar.
  12. ^ "चंपई सोरेन ने लिया परिवहन मंत्री का पदभार, स्‍मूथ ट्रैफिक होगी प्राथमिकता". Dainik Jagran. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ Bhelari, Amit (2 February 2024). "Champai Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM; ex-CM Hemant Soren remanded to five days of ED custody". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Champai Soren takes oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister, 2 days after Hemant Soren's arrest by ED". The Indian Express. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Who is 'tiger' Champai Soren, Shibu Soren aide and Jharkhand's new chief minister?". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Opinion: Opinion | Now That Champai Soren Is Finally With BJP, Can He Help It Win?". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Seraikella Election Result Updates: JMM's Champai Soren wins". India Today. 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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