Hemant Soren is an Indian politician from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was the son of the elder statesman Heb Solon.
Wiki/Biography
Hemant Soren was born on Sunday, August 10, 1975, in Nemla, Ramgarh district, Bihar (now Jharkhand) (age 49; as of 2024). His zodiac sign is Leo. He received his education from Patna High School, Patna, Bihar. After passing 12th standard, he studied mechanical engineering at Birla Institute of Technology, Meshra, Ranchi, Jharkhand. However, he did not complete college.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
Hemant Soren speaks at rally
family, caste and wife
Hemant Soren follows Hinduism and belongs to the Scheduled Tribe (ST). His father Shibu Soren was a well-known politician who served as a federal cabinet minister and the chief minister of Jharkhand three times. His mother, Roopi Soren, was an agriculturist. He has 2 brothers, Durga Soren (elder; deceased) and Basant Soren (younger; businessman). His sister Anjali Soren is a politician.
Hemant Sauron and his father Heb Sauron
Hemant Soren’s mother Rupi Soren
Durga Soren, brother of Hemant Soren
Basant Soren, brother of Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren and his sister Anjali Soren
Hemant Soren is married to Kalpana Soren (a businesswoman) and they have two sons.
Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren and their children
Profession
Soren entered politics when he contested the 2005 Jharkhand Assembly elections, but failed. On June 24, 2009, he was elected as a member of the Federal Council. He resigned from the Union House on January 4, 2010, when he was elected as MLA from Dumka constituency in Jharkhand. In 2009, he was appointed JMM Working Chairman. On September 11, 2010, he was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand, with Arjun Munda as Chief Minister. On July 13, 2013, he was appointed as the fifth and youngest chief minister of Jharkhand at the age of 38.
Hemant Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in 2013
In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly elections, the BJP won a majority of seats in Jharkhand and Soren had to resign as the chief minister of Jharkhand. Soren contested and won from Barhat Assembly constituency in the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly elections. On January 8, 2015, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly. In January 2019, ahead of the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Soren met Jharkhand Congress leaders Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and formed the first Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) Jharkhand. Soren leads the alliance to contest the Jharkhand Assembly elections against the BJP.
Hemant Soren (second from right) with other leaders of the Mahagathbandhan
During the campaign for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, Soren was also nominated as the chief ministerial candidate for the Mahagathbandhan. In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Soren contested from the Bhait and Dumka assembly seats and won in both seats. He was appointed Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the second time. On December 29, 2019, he was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Hemant Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in 2019
Champai Soren was appointed chief minister of Jharkhand in January 2024 after he was arrested in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.
On July 4, 2024, he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time.
dispute
- In 2017, the then Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das invited Soren to participate in the “Jharkhand Global Investors Summit (GIS)”. However, Sauron declined the invitation, saying—
The summit was the Maha Chintan Shivir of land grabbers organized to grab the land of Adivasis, Morvadis and farmers of the state. “
- On August 25, 2022, the Election Commission (EC), in its recommendation to the Governor of Jharkhand, recommended that the Governor disqualify Hemant Soren as MLA under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The recommendation was based on a stone mining allocation case in which Soren was found guilty of abusing his position in allocating himself a stone mining lease.
- On November 2, 2022, he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning by the agency regarding illegal mining cases in the state.
- In early 2024, Hemant Soren faced controversy due to an investigation led by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). On January 29, the education department discovered a large amount of cash at his Delhi home while investigating a land fraud case worth Rs 600 crore. Soren had previously evaded an emergency room call and then disappeared, prompting a search for him. Additional security measures have been taken in Ranchi during this period. Soren, who was later found in Jharkhand state, later denied the charges, saying they were politically motivated and planned to challenge them in court.
Photos of cash and cars seized by the Enforcement Directorate from the residence of Heman Soren in Delhi on January 29, 2024
On January 31, 2024, Hemant Soren was arrested by the Education Bureau after about seven hours of interrogation. Soren became the third Jharkhand chief minister to be arrested after his father Shibu Soren and Madhu Koda. On April 5, 2024, the ED filed charges against Hemant Soren, revenue officer Bhanu Pratap Prasad and two other government employees. On May 22, 2024, Soren withdrew his petition to the Supreme Court in which he requested the court to grant him interim bail and quash his arrest. He was released on bail by the Jharkhand High Court on June 28, 2024.
address
House No. B-63, Harmu Housing Colony, Ashok Nagar, Ranchi, Jharkhand
assets/property
source-
- Bank Deposit: 31.31 lacs INR
- Bonds and Equity: INR 4.82 Lac
- Non-agricultural land: Bokaro, Jharkhand worth INR 20 Cr
- Non-agricultural land: Ranchi Angara worth INR 2
- Residential Building: Bokaro, Jharkhand worth INR 75 cr
Salary and Net Worth
- Salary: INR 2.72 per month (CM, Jharkhand)
- Net Worth: INR 85.1 Crore (2019)
Facts/Trivia
- He enjoys cycling, playing ball and watching sports (cricket, table tennis and badminton).
Hemant Soren cycling
- Once, he said in an interview——
Not many people know this, but I love cooking in my free time because it’s a great way to relieve stress.”
Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren (centre) cook
- Ultimately, Soren was reluctant to enter mainstream politics. However, in 2009, his elder brother Durga Soren passed away due to cerebral hemorrhage. The sudden death of his brother led to Hemant being thrust into the JMM leadership. Earlier, it was said that Durga Sauron was the political successor of Heb Sauron.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education