Kalpana Soren

Last updated
Hemant Soren
​
(m. 2006)​
Kalpana Murmu Soren
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Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Relations Shibu Soren (Father-in-Law)
Children2
Education B.Tech, MBA
Alma mater Koustuv Institute of Self-domain (under BPUT University, Odisha)
OccupationBusiness, Social Activity

Kalpana Soren (born 03 Mar 1985) [1] is an Indian politician from Jharkhand since June 2024. She has won as MLA from Gandey constituency bypoll which was held in 2024. Kalpana Soren is wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. [2] [3] [4]

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Political career

Kalpana Murmu Soren, joined politics March 4, 2024, [5] following her husband Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 31. She has actively worked for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political campaign on 2024 General election. [6] She is up against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Varma and its alliance partner All Jharkhand Students Union is also canvassing support for the BJP candidate. [7] [8]

Personal life

Kalpana Soren (née Murmu) was born on Mar 03, 1985, into a Santali family in Kapurthala, Punjab, where her father, Ampa Murmu, was stationed with the Indian army. [5] [9] [10] Her father's native place is Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Due to her father's postings, she lived in various states and attended several Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. She completed her B.Tech from Koustuv Institute of Self-Domain (Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha). On February 7, 2006, she married Hemant Soren, son of former Chief Minister Sibu Soren of Jharkhand. In 2012, she earned an MBA from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. She is fluent in Odia, Bengali, English, Hindi, and Santali. [11]

She is President in Sona Sobharam Memorial Society, and Director in Sohrai Livestock Pvt Ltd & Others. [12] [13]

Electoral history

S.NoYearElectionConstituencyPartyVotesVote %MarginResult
1 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Gandey JMM 1,09,82750.54%+ 27,149Won

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References

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  5. 1 2 Bisoee, Animesh (April 30, 2024). "Kalpana Soren promises befitting reply to 'fascist forces' in Gandey bypoll, Lok Sabha polls". Telegraph India. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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