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Hemant Soren

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Who is Hemant Soren?

Hemant Soren was born 10 August 1975 and is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, who also served as Jharkhand's 5th Chief Minister from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014. He is likewise the working president of the political group in Jharkhand named 'Jharkhand Mukti Morcha'. He has represented the Barhait body constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since 2014 and from Dumka from 2019 to 2020 and from 2009 to 2014.
 
He was also the leader of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019 and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand from 2009 to 2010. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2010 to 2013.
 
Hemant Soren was implicated by the Enforcement Directorate on February 1 and faced an arrest in a land scam case. He argues that the central government has done the right thing by doing this.

Personal life and Education
Roopi and Shibu Soren, former Jharkhand Chief Minister and founder-president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, were Soren's parents and he was born in Nemara, Bihar's Ramgarh district (now in Jharkhand). Hemant has two siblings and a sister. After Durga Soren, his sister Anjali, and his younger brother Basant, who is also an MLA from the Dumka constituency in Jharkhand, he is the third child of all the siblings.
 
His educational degree is Intermediate from Patna High School, Patna, Bihar. According to an affidavit filed before the Election Commission, Hemant signed up for BIT Mesra, Ranchi in Mechanical Engineering, but dropped out. 
 
Political life and Career

2009 – Hemant Soren made his political debut as a Jharkhand-based Rajya Sabha member. From June 24, 2009 to January 4, 2010, he was a member of the upper house. Hemant Soren won the Barhait constituency in Jharkhand for the first time as an MLA.
 
2010 – Jharkhand's Deputy Chief Minister was named Hemant Soren. From September 2010 to January 2013, he worked there.
 
2013- Hemant Soren turned into Jharkhand's Chief Minister in the JMM-RJD-Congress Coalition government.
 
2014- Soren lost the MLA political race from Dumka constituency yet arrived at the assembly as a MLA again from Barhait seat by beating Hemlal Murmu of BJP.
 
2019- Hemant Soren won both Dumka and Barhait in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, making him the state's chief minister for the second time, as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance won the majority.
 
2015 – Soren was named the opposition leader in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and filled in from 7 January 2015- 28 December.
 
2024- Hemant Soren resigned from his position as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in 2024 before the Enforcement Directorate took him into custody on charges related to a land scam.
 
2022- Hemant Soren continues to serve as the state's chief minister after winning the confidence vote in the Jharkhand assembly in 2022.
 
Awards and honours
In 2019, Soren was awarded the Champions of Change Award, for his prominent work for Dumka and Barhait constituency in the Jharkhand state. The honour was given by Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi on 20 January 2020.
 
Controversies 
Soren is currently being investigated by the ED to be in a land scam case. An investigation began at Hemant Soren's residence in New Delhi, from which he had just left minutes earlier, on January 29, 2024. The ED declared him “untraceable” and “missing” for a period of thirty hours. On January 30, 2024, he finally made it to his official residence in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He later admitted that he is deeply rooted among his people. He has skipped nine ED summonses previously.
 
On 31 January 2024, Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. He gave his resignation to the Jharkhand's Governor, C. P. Radhakrishnan, who selected Champai Soren as his assigned replacement.
 
Net Worth 
CM Soren has a fortune in the millions. The information that the chief minister of Jharkhand has provided to the Election Commission of India indicates that his total wealth is measured in crores. It is estimated to be around Rs 8,51,74,195, with a liability of approximately Rs 2 lakh.
 
If we question his assets, they total approximately Rs. 8.52 crore. The yearly compensation he gets for being the top of the state is around Rs 32,64,00. He and his wife have invested in bonds, shares, and debentures with approximately Rs 25 lakh in their account.
 
The hatchback is owned by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand priced Rs 60,000, and the Tata Safari costs around Rs 13 lakh. Kalpana, his wife, owns a Maruti Ciaz that is valued at Rs 5,50,000. He owns a household mar for Rs 3 lakh and a rifle for Rs 55,000.
 

Latest Updates on Hemant Soren

The government issued a notification on Tuesday authorising Secretary, Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms to commence the legal procedure to realise the dues

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 9:55 AM IST

The year 2024 not just reshaped the Indian politics, but also forced the political thinkers to come up with new explanations to describe the electoral behaviour

Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 3:42 PM IST

He said that Jharkhand became the first state in the country, which has increased the monthly financial assistance to women to Rs 2,500 from Rs 1,000 under 'Maiyan Samman Yojana'

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 6:49 PM IST

The CM and the ministers were among 80 elected representatives who were administered the oath as MLAs by the assembly's pro-tem Speaker Stephen Marandi soon after the proceedings of the House began

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 6:13 PM IST

CM and the ministers were administered the oath as MLAs by the assembly's pro-tem Speaker Stephen Marandi soon after the proceedings of the House began at 11 am

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 12:18 PM IST

Radhakrishna Kishore, a Congress MLA, got finance while JMM's Chamra Linda was allotted the department of Schedule Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 8:51 PM IST

The six JMM legislators, who took oath as ministers, are Sudivya Kumar, Deepak Birua, Ramdas Soren, Chamra Linda, Yogendra Prasad and Hafijul Hasan

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 3:41 PM IST

West Bengal government has allegedly put restriction on interstate supply of the tuber since Thursday in a bid to maintain the stock and keep the price of potato under control in its state

Updated On: 01 Dec 2024 | 2:40 PM IST

Sarma, however, did not specify the areas of concern for the Assam government for deciding to send inspection teams to Jharkhand

Updated On: 01 Dec 2024 | 10:04 AM IST

The price of potato has shot up by Rs 5 kg in Jharkhand's retail market in the past two days after West Bengal reportedly restricted the supply of the tuber

Updated On: 30 Nov 2024 | 1:52 PM IST

While speaking to reporters, the Jharkhand CM assured Agniveers in the state that the JMM-led government would support the families of those who had lost their lives

Updated On: 30 Nov 2024 | 9:52 AM IST

Mangal Munda, great grandson of Birsa Munda, sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 12:13 PM IST

Gupta's reinstatement comes hours after Soren took oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand on Thursday.

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 11:42 AM IST

Soren pointed out that the development of Jharkhand and essential socio-economic projects are getting hampered owing to the non-clearance of dues

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 10:15 AM IST

Soren emphasised that the dues with central PSUs, like Coal India, are "rightful" to the state and claimed that "non-clearance is causing irreparable harm to Jharkhand's development"

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 11:31 PM IST

The decision, taken in the first cabinet meeting of the Soren government, came against the backdrop of the poll battle between the JMM-led coalition and NDA

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 9:52 PM IST

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, CPI(ML)Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav were among the political leader

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 8:33 PM IST

Congratulating the people for Abua government (self-governance)', he said Jharkhand has always given birth to protests and struggles, and the JMM is moving ahead every day carrying the legacy

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 11:06 AM IST

Soren will be taking oath as the CM later today in Ranchi. This marks the first time in Jharkhand's history that an incumbent government, having completed five years in office, has returned to power

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 10:51 AM IST

Hemant Soren will take the oath at 4 pm today at Morabadi Ground in Ranchi; JMM to keep six ministerial posts, including CM, Congress to get four, and RJD to secure one in Jharkhand

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 9:26 AM IST