Champai Soren Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	• Jharkhand Tiger [1]NDTV • Kolhan Tiger [2]India Today
Profession	Politician
Famous for	Being chosen to serve as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand (Designate) in 2024 after Enforcement Directorate arrested Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Politics
Political Party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
Political Journey	• 1991: Won the by-election for the first time as an independent candidate and defeated the wife of powerful JMM MP Krishna Mardi • 1995: Won the assembly election on JMM ticket • 2000: Lost the assembly election to BJP's Anantram Tudu • 2005-2009: Elected as the Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Seraikella constituency • 2009-2014: Elected to 3rd Jharkhand Assembly • 11 September 2010–18 January 2013: Served as the Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology, Labour and Housing • 13 July 2013–28 December 2014: Served as the Cabinet Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Transport • 2014-2019: Elected to 4th Jharkhand Assembly • 29 December 2019–31 January 2024: Served as the Cabinet Minister for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward Class Welfare, Government of Jharkhand • 2024: Elected as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand (designate) • 3 July 2024: Quit as the Jharkhand Chief Minister
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 November 1956 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2023)	67 Years
Birthplace	Jilinggora village, Seraikela, Jharkhand
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jilinggora village, Seraikela, Jharkhand
School	Ramakrishna Mission English School, Bistupur, Jamshedpur, B.S.E.B. Patna in 1974
Educational Qualification	He is 10th pass. [3]The Print
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Scheduled Tribe (ST)
Address	H.NO.-24 A, Village Jilinggora, P.O- Dudra, P.S-Gamharia, DIST- Seraikella-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, PIN-831002
Controversies [4]My Neta	• Charges related to Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender (IPC Section-201) • Charges related to Punishment of criminal conspiracy (IPC Section-120B)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Manko Soren
Children	Son(s)- 4 • Akash Soren (The chairman of Steel Construction pvt Ltd.) • Simal Soren • Babulal Soren (Central General Secretary of JMM) Daughter(s)- 3 • Bale Soren
Parents	Father- Simal Soren (farmer) Mother- Madho Soren (homemaker)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 Sister(s)- 3
Money Factor
Salary (as a CM)	Rs. 80,000 [5]Aaj Tak
Assets/Properties [6]My Neta	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 75,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 4,290,176 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 3,251,054 • Jewellery: Rs. 1,57,200 • Other Assets: Rs. 2,54,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 39,52,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 9,42,500 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by his wife.
Net Worth (approx.) [7]My Neta	Rs. 1 Crore Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by his wife.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Champai Soren

• Champai Soren is an Indian politician who is known for being chosen to serve as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand (Designate) in 2024 after the Enforcement Directorate arrested former Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

• He used to work on farms with his father and studied in a government school until class 10.

• He is a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party member and serves as the representative for the Seraikella Assembly constituency in Jharkhand.
  

  Champai Soren (centre) campaigning for Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party

• He has been the legislator for the Serikela Assembly area since 1991, over 30 years, and is known for his strong loyalty to JMM leader Shibu Soren.

• He played a major role in the Bihar-Jharkhand partition and shaped the map.

• In 2019, Babulal Soren, son of Champai got into an argument with the police during a vehicle inspection. He got furious when the police asked him to check his car. Babulal was travelling from Jamshedpur to Ghatshila-Musabani with his followers. He threatened the police officer about his powerful position and warned him to get him suspended. However, the police officer insisted on checking Babulal Soren’s vehicle anyway.
  

  Champai Soren’s son being questioned by the police

• In January 2023, he was flown in a special plane to a hospital in Chennai from Sonari Aerodrome. He was taken to Tata Main Hospital because his blood sugar level went up a lot on January 14th. According to the doctors at Tata Main Hospital, there was no improvement in his health so he was sent to DMS in Chennai.
  

  Champai Soren being taken to the hospital

• On 31 January 2024, Hemant Soren stepped down from his position as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. This happened after officials from the Enforcement Directorate came to his house in Ranchi to ask him questions about a case involving land fraud. Soren went to the Raj Bhavan at about 8:30 in the evening, met with Governor CP Radhakrishnan along with the ED officials, and handed in his resignation.

• Hemant was arrested because he did not show up for questioning by the ED, even though they had sent him notices related to their investigation into a supposed money laundering case. The first time he was questioned was in November 2021 about illegal mining. The other two times were on 20 January 2023 and 31 January 2023, about money that came from illegal land deals in Ranchi.
  

  Hemant Soren being arrested by the police

• On 31 January 2024, Champai was chosen to serve as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand (Designate). Many people thought Hemant Soren would suggest his wife for the Chief Minister’s role. However, after talks among his party and Congress leaders, they chose Champai as the new leader instead.

• JMM leader and MP Mahua Maji claimed Hemant was taken into ED custody. In a statement released by her, she said,
  

  The CM is in ED custody. The CM has gone to the Governor with the ED team to submit his resignation… Champai Soren will be the new Chief Minister… We have enough numbers.”

• Champai was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 2 February 2024.
  

  2 February 2024: Champai Soren while taking oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand