Party Name : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Constituency : Dumka
State : Jharkhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 8 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Shobaran Soren
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 11 Jan 1944
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1971 General Secretary, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (J.M.M.)1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha1986 President, J.M.M.1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Leader, J.M.M. Parliamentary Party1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)8Jul. 1998-18Jul. 2001 and 10Apr. 2002-2Jun. 2002 Member, Rajya Sabha2002 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)May 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 6th term)May 2004- 10 March 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and MinesJul. 2004 Resigned from Union Council of Ministers2 Mar. 2005 -11 Mar. 2005 Chief Minister, Jharkhand29 Jan. 2006 - 28 Nov. 2006 Union Cabinet Minister, Coal29 Nov. 2006 Resigned from Union Council of Ministers2008 Leader, J.M.M., Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term)Leader, J.M.M. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel23 Sep. 2009 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (8th term)7 Oct. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public DistributionMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines
More Information :
Special Interests
Welfare of the poor
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Archery and travelling
Sports and Clubs
Indoor games
Other Information
Suffered imprisonment on several occasions; participated in movements against exploitation by money-lenders
