Sita Soren was an Indian politician. She is a member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. In 2019, she became a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for the third time. She was the daughter-in-law of Shibu Soren, the chief of Mukti Morcha of Jharkhand, and the wife of Durga Soren. She is also the national general secretary of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Wiki/Biography
Sita Soren, also known as Sita Murmu, was born on Friday, February 21, 1975 (age 49; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She completed her mathematics education in 1991 from Janta High School.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Sita Soren’s father, Bod Narayan Manjhi, is a retired Indian Oil Corporation official.
Sita Soren and her father
husband and children
Sita Soren’s husband Durga Soren is a politician. He died of kidney disease on May 21, 2009. Sita Soren has three daughters, Durga Soren Sena president Jayshree Soren, Rajshree Soren and lawyer Vijayshree Soren.
Sita Soren’s husband Durga Soren
Daughters of Sita Sauron
other relatives
Hemant Soren
Sita Soren’s brother-in-law Hemant Soren is the former chief minister of Jharkhand.
Hemant Soren
Shibusorun
Sita Soren’s father-in-law, Shibu Soren, is the former chief minister of Jharkhand, a member of the Union House representing Jharkhand, and the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha .
Shibusorun
religion
Sita Soren followed Hinduism.
caste
Sita Soren belongs to the scheduled tribe actors.
address
Zone 1/C, QT. NO-14, Bokaro Steel City
Signature/Autograph
Sita Soren’s signature
Profession
In 2009, after the death of her husband Durga Soren, Sita contested the 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from Jama constituency. She won the election by 12,706 votes. In the same year, she was also appointed as the national secretary of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Sita Soren at election rally
In 2014, she ran for the same seat again and won by 2,306 votes. In 209, she contested the Legislative Assembly elections for the third time in Jharkhand’s Jama constituency and defeated Suresh Murmu of the BJP by a margin of 2,426 votes. In 2021, Sita founded an NGO along with her daughters Rajshree and Vijayshree in memory of her husband Durga Soren Sena. She quit the JMM and joined the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
dispute
Arrested for horse trading case
In 2012, Sita Soren was accused of accepting bribes to vote for a particular candidate in the 2012 Lok Sabha elections and a case for the same had been filed against her in the Jharkhand High Court. In 2014, Sita Soren moved the High Court to dismiss the criminal proceedings filed against her, claiming that she had immunity under Article 194(2) of the Constitution; however, her request was rejected. In 2014, during the CBI investigation, Sita kidnapped her assistant when he was an approver and was later recovered from her residence, which led to a kidnapping case being registered against her. In February 2014, she was sentenced to prison.
Sita Soren detained by police
On March 28, 2014, she successfully obtained regular bail from the Supreme Court in the case. On September 11, 2014, she was released on bail. The case was subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court.
criminal case
- 1 charge of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (Section 420 IPC)
- 1 charge related to house trespass, punishable with imprisonment (Section 451 IPC)
- 1 charge related to house trespassing with intent to injure, assault or wrongful restraint (Section 452 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery of securities, wills, etc. (Section 467 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery (Section 468 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery of accounts (Section 477A IPC)
- 1 charge relating to penalty for undue influence or impersonation at election (Section 171F IPC)
- 1 charge related to punishment for kidnapping (Section 363 IPC)
- 1 charge related to kidnapping or kidnapping with intent to secretly and wrongfully restrain another person (Section 365 IPC)
- 1 charge relating to criminal breach of trust (Section 406 IPC)
- 1 charge of disobeying an order duly issued by a public servant (Section 188 IPC)
- 1 charge related to dishonest misappropriation of property (Section 403 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery of penalty (Section 465 IPC)
car collection
Sita Soren owns a Mahindra Scorpio jeep.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 51,68,118
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 1,36,27,523
- Bonds, debentures and stocks: Rs. 11,35,393
- LIC or other insurance policy- 41,96,140
- Personal Loan/Advance- 5,05,412
real estate
- Agricultural land- Rs 34,00,000
- Non-agricultural land- Rs.15,00,000
- Residential Building- Rs.2,10,00,000
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on fiscal year 2019. Excludes assets owned by her husband and dependents.
salary
Sita Soren earns Rs. The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly has 2.88 million members.
net worth
Sita Soren’s net worth in 2014-2015 was estimated to be Rs. 4,17,78,444. It does not include the net worth of her husband and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Sita Soren has always been in the headlines for her derogatory remarks and accusations against her family members, including Hemant Soren. Sita Soren led the rift among ruling alliance MLAs after Hemant Soren was arrested by ED in January 2024, with senior MLAs reportedly in Raanchi ) held a meeting to get Kalpana Soren, wife of Hemant Soren as the next Jharkhand minister; however, despite being an MLA of the party, Sita and some other MLAs did not attend the meeting in protest. She spoke about the incident in an interview and claimed that she was more deserving of the chief ministership than Kalpana. She said,
I would like to ask, with so many senior leaders in the party, why is it that only Kalpana Soren, who is not even a member of Parliament and has no political experience, is touted as the next chief minister? I will strongly protest any move to make her CM. There are several senior leaders within the party who could be given power. If they want to elect from a family, I’m the eldest and have been an MLA for about 14 years. ”
- In January 2024, Sita Soren was appointed as Aparna Yadav in Jharkhand after she protested against her family and party.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education