Champai Soren

Champai Soren (born 1 November 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2 February 2024 to 3 July 2024, following the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on allegations of money laundering. He served as a cabinet minister under Hemant Soren both before and after his tenure as Chief Minister.

Early life and education Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela Kharsawan district. He is a tribal leader and his father Simal Soren is a farmer. He studied till Grade 10 in a government school before entering politics. He has seven children.

Career Soren is an eight-time MLA.

He served as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare, Government of Jharkhand in the cabinet of 2nd Hemant Soren ministry from 2019 to 2024. In a sudden turn of events after former Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024. In August 2025, he was placed under house arrest to prevent law and order issues in view of protests by tribal outfits against land acquisition for a multi-crore state-run health institute.

Positions held From To Position 1991 1995 MLA in the 10th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella (by-poll) 1995 2000 MLA in the 11th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella 2000 2005 MLA in the 1st Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella 2005 2009 MLA in the 2nd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella 2009 2014 MLA in the 3rd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella Cabinet Minister - Science and Technology, Labour and Housing Cabinet Minister - Food and Civil Supplies, Transport 2014 2019 MLA in the 4th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella 2019 2024 MLA in the 5th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella Cabinet Minister - Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand Cabinet Minister - Water Resources, Higher and Technical Education 2024 Incumbent MLA in the 6th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella

Electoral history Indian general elections Year Constituency PartyVotes %Result2019 Jamshedpur 377,54233.00

Legislative Assembly elections Year Constituency PartyVotes %Result1991^Seraikella 199536,92631.80200040,55037.16 200561,11240.81 200957,15638.34 201494,74645.40 2019111,55448.58 2024 119,37944.27 ^by-election