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| Office | Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 4 June 2024
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| Predecessor | Sarfaraz Ahmad
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| Constituency | Gandey
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| Born | 1985-03-03 (age 41) |
| Born | Kapurthala, Punjab, India
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| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Koustuv Institute of Self-domain (under BPUT University, Odisha) |
| Occupation | Template:Hlist
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Kalpana Soren (born 3 March 1985)[1] is an Indian politician from the state of Jharkhand. She had won the Gandey constituency bypoll for MLA which was held in 2024. Soren is wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.[2][3][4]
Political career
Kalpana Murmu Soren, joined politics 4 March 2024,[5] following her husband Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 31 January. 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 3 March 1985, into a Santal 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 in Electrical engineering from Koustuv Institute of Self-Domain (Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha). On 7 February 2006, she married Hemant Soren, son of former Chief Minister Shibu Soren of Jharkhand. In 2012, she earned her MBA degree from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. She is fluent in Odia, English, Hindi, Bengali and Santali.[11]
She is the President of Sona Sobharam Memorial Society, and Director of Sohrai Livestock Pvt Ltd & Others.[12]
Electoral history
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
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| 2024^ | Gandey | Template:Party name with colour | 109,827 | 50.54 | Template:Won | |
| 2024[13] | 119,372 | 50.51 | Template:Won | |||
^by-election
References
- ↑ Kalpana Soren. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey bypoll. The Hindu(4 June 2024). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey bypoll(4 June 2024). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ Meet Kalpana Soren, Hemant Soren's Wife Who May Be Next Chief Minister(4 June 2024). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kalpana Soren promises befitting reply to 'fascist forces' in Gandey bypoll, Lok Sabha polls, Bisoee, Animesh. Telegraph India(30 April 2024). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ Kalpana Soren made a grand entry in Jharkhand politics, defeated BJP candidate by 27149 votes.
- ↑ Kalpana Soren: How "Jhansi ki Rani" filled a political void in Jharkhand. www.moneycontrol.com. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ↑ Litmus test for Kalpana Soren as she makes political debut in Gandey Assembly bypoll. The Hindu(18 May 2024). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ↑ Who is Kalpana Soren, who might replace husband Hemant Soren as Jharkhand CM? | Sambad English(2024-01-03). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ Hemant most popular in Jharkhand: Soren's father-in-law. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ↑ 'Deshbhakt' from Army family, warrior in her own right — who is Kalpana Soren, Mandhani, Apoorva. ThePrint(2024-05-19). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ Jharkhand 2019. www.myneta.info. myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ↑ Jharkhand Assembly results: Women kin of top politicians fare badly; two ex-CMs' wives lose(23 November 2024). Retrieved 23 November 2024.