Durga Soren

Durga Soren
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2000–2005
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Sunil Soren
Constituency	Jama
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 1995–2000
Preceded by	Mohril Murmu
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1970-09-10)10 September 1970
Died	21 May 2009(2009-05-21) (aged 38)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Spouse	Sita Soren
Relations	Hemant Soren (Brother) Basant Soren (Brother) Anjali Soren (Sister)
Children	Jayshree Soren, Rajshree Soren, and Vijayshree Soren
Parent	Shibu Soren (father)

Durga Soren (1970–2009) was a leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and a member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He was the son of JMM chief Shibu Soren and the husband of Sita Soren, who was a Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Jama constituency.^[1][2] He was also the elder brother of Hemant Soren, the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

Durga Soren was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Jama constituency from 1995 to 2000. He lost in the 2005 assembly poll to Sunil Soren of Bharatiya Janata Party. He also contested election from Godda constituency for Lok Sabha but lost to Nishikant Dubey of Bharatiya Janata Party.

He died at his Bokaro residence in his sleep on 21 May 2009. The cause of death was termed as a brain haemorrhage. He is survived by his parents Shibu and Roopi, wife Sita Soren and three daughters, Jayshree Soren, Rajshree Soren and Vijayshree Soren.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. webindia123
2. "JMM suspends Durga Soren". Hindustan Times. PTI. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
3. Shibu Soren's son Durga dies in his sleep
4. Shibu Soren's son Durga Soren passes away
5. Shibu Soren's son Durga passes away
6. Hemant Soren, once unlikely successor is Jharkhand's new chief minister
7. "Shibu Soren's son Durga Soren died due to brain hemorrhage – Autopsy report". Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.