Champai Soren | |
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7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
Assumed office 2 February 2024 | |
Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
Preceded 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 the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2005 | |
Preceded by | Anant Ram Tudu |
Constituency | Seraikella |
Personal details | |
Born | Seraikela, Jharkhand, India | 1 November 1956
Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) |
Nickname | "Jharkhand Tiger"[1] |
Champai Soren[2][3][4] is an Indian politician currently serving as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand since 2 February 2024 after the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of money laundering.[5][6] He is a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and represents Seraikella assembly constituency as MLA. Previously he was serving as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare in the cabinet of 2nd Hemant Soren ministry.[3][7]
Champai 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 Jharkhand in the 1990s.[8]
Champai Soren is a 2 time MLA in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and 4 time MLA in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
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 [9] | 2024 | MLA in the 5th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
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2024 | Till date | 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand (2 Feb 2024 – Present) |
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