1. Shibu Soren previously served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, first for 10 days in 2005, then from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2009 to 2010.
20 Facts About Shibu Soren
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Shibu Soren is the President of the JMM, a constituent of the INDIA Alliance.
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Shibu Soren served as the Minister for Coal in the Union Cabinet three times: in 2004, from 2004 to 2005, and in 2006.
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Shibu Soren has been indicted in the past on other criminal charges.
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Shibu Soren was born in Nemra village of Ramgarh district, in what was, at the time, Bihar state, India.
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Roy, Kurmi-Mahato leader Binod Bihari Mahato and Santal leader Shibu Soren formed Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
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Shibu Soren was known for delivering summary justice against landlords and money lenders, sometimes by holding own courts.
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Shibu Soren lost his first Lok Sabha election in 1977.
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Shibu Soren was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 from Dumka.
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Shibu Soren was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989,1991 and 1996 as well.
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Shibu Soren won the Dumka Lok Sabha seat in a by-election the same year and resigned his Rajya Sabha seat.
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Shibu Soren became the Union Coal Minister in the Manmohan Singh government, but was asked to resign following an arrest warrant in his name in the thirty-year-old Chirudih case.
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Shibu Soren was one of the main accused amongst 69, with allegations to kill 10 people on 23 January 1975, in a clash between tribals and Muslims.
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On 28 November 2006, Shibu Soren was found guilty in a twelve-year-old case involving the kidnapping and murder of his former personal secretary Shashinath Jha.
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Shibu Soren resigned from his post of Union Minister for Coal after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanded that he should do so in the wake of the verdict.
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On 5 December 2006, Shibu Soren was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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On 25 June 2007, Shibu Soren was being escorted to his jail in Dumka, Jharkhand when his convoy was attacked by bombs, but no one was hurt.
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Shibu Soren has three sons Durga Soren, Hemant Soren, and Basant Soren and a daughter, Anjali Soren.
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Durga's wife Sita Shibu Soren is former MLA from Jama, now in BJP.
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Basant Shibu Soren is president of the Jharkhand Yuva Morcha, a youth wing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and current MLA from Dumka.