Sita Soren Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Sita Soren is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. In 2019, she became a 3-time member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. She is the daughter-in-law of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren and the wife of Durga Soren. She is also the National general secretary of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

Wiki/Biography

Sita Soren, also known as Sita Murmu, was born on Friday, 21 February 1975 (age 49 years; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She completed her Matric education from Janta High School in 1991.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Sita Soren’s father, Bod Narayan Manjhi, is a retired Indian Oil Corporation Limited official. ^[1]The Telegraph

Husband & Children

Sita Soren’s husband, Durga Soren, was a politician. He passed away due to kidney ailments on 21 May 2009. Sita Soren has three daughters, Jayshree Soren, who is the Chairperson of Durga Soren Sena, Rajshree Soren, and Vijayshree Soren, who is a lawyer.

Other relatives

Hemant Soren 

Sita Soren’s brother-in-law, Hemant Soren, is the former chief minister of Jharkhand.

Shibu Soren 

Sita Soren’s father-in-law, Shibu Soren, is the former chief minister of Jharkhand, a member of Rajya Sabha, representing Jharkhand, and the leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

Religion

Sita Soren follows Hinduism.

Caste

Sita Soren belongs to the Scheduled Tribe cast.

Address

Sector-1/C, QT. NO- 14, Bokaro Steel City

Signature/Autograph

Career

In 2009, after the demise of her husband, Durga Soren, Sita contested in the 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections from the Jama constituency. She won the elections with a margin of 12706 votes. The same year, she was also appointed as the National general secretary of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

In 2014, she again contested for the same seat and won the elections with a margin of 2306 votes. In 209, she contested the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections from the Jama constituency for the third time and won the elections against BJP’s Suresh Murmu with a margin of 2426 votes. In 2021, along with her daughters, Rajshree, and Vijayshree, Sita started an NGO to honour her husband named as Durga Soren Sena. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, she quit the JMM and joined the BJP.

Controversies

Arrested in horse-trading case

In 2012, Sita Soren was accused of accepting a bribe to vote for a particular candidate in the Rajya Sabha Elections of 2012, a case was registered against her for the same in the High Court of Jharkhand. In 2014, Sita Soren filed a plea in the High Court to dismiss the criminal proceedings that had been initiated against her, claiming that she had immunity under Article 194(2) of the Constitution; however, her plea was rejected. In 2014, during the CBI investigation, Sita abducted her assistant as he turned approver and was later recovered from her residence which led to registering an abduction case against her. In February 2014, she was sent to jail.

She managed to obtain regular bail from the apex court in this case on 28 March 2014. On 11 September 2014, she was released from the jail on bail. Later, the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. ^[2]The Times of India

Criminal Cases

• 1 charge related to cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (IPC Section-420)
• 1 charge related to house trespass to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment (IPC Section-451)
• 1 charge related to house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint (IPC Section-452)
• 1 charge related to forgery of valuable security, will, etc. (IPC Section-467)
• 1 charge related to forgery for cheating (IPC Section-468)
• 1 charge related to the falsification of accounts (IPC Section-477A)
• 1 charge related to Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election (IPC Section-171F)
• 1 charge related to Punishment for kidnapping (IPC Section-363)
• 1 charge related to Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person (IPC Section-365)
• 1 charge related to Punishment for criminal breach of trust (IPC Section-406)
• 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188)
• 1 charge related to Dishonest misappropriation of property (IPC Section-403)
• 1 charge related to Punishment for forgery (IPC Section-465)

Car Collection

Sita Soren owns a Mahindra Scorpio Jeep.

Assets & Properties

Movable Assets

• Cash: Rs. 8,50,000

• Bank Deposits: Rs. 51,68,118

• Motor Vehicles: Rs. 1,36,27,523

• Jewellery: Rs. 3,80,000

• Bonds, Debentures and Shares in Companies: Rs. 11,35,393

• LIC or other insurance Policies- 41,96,140

• Personal loans/advance given- 5,05,412

Immovable Assets

• Agricultural Land- Rs 34,00,000
• Non-Agricultural Land- Rs 15,00,000
• Residential Buildings- Rs 2,10,00,000

Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the financial year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by her husband and dependents. ^[3]My Neta

Salary

Sita Soren earns Rs. 2.88 Lakhs as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. ^[4]Zee News

Net Worth

Sita Soren’s net worth for 2014-2015 was estimated to be Rs. 4,17,78,444. ^[5]My Neta It excludes the net worth of her husband and dependents (minors).

Facts/Trivia

• Sita Soren is always in the headlines for her derogatory comments and accusations against her family members including Hemant Soren. In January 2024, Sita Soren led a rift among the MLAs of the ruling coalition party after Hemant Soren was arrested by ED, reportedly the senior MLAs held a meeting in Raanchi, where they wanted to make Hemant Soren’s wife, Kalpana Soren, the next chief minister of Jharkhand; however, despite being an MLA from the party Sita along with a few other MLAs protested by not attending the meeting. In an interview, she talked about the incident and claimed that she was more deserving than Kalpana for the role of chief minister. She said,
  

  I would like to ask why only Kalpana Soren, who is not even an MLA and has no political experience, under what circumstances her (Kalpana’s) is being touted as the next chief minister when there are so many senior leaders in the party. I will strongly protest any move to make her CM. There are several senior leaders in the party, who could be given the rein. If they wanted to elect from a family, I am the senior-most in the house and have been an MLA for around 14 years.” ^[6]Deccan Herald

• In January 2024, after her protests against her own family and party, Sita Soren was named the Aparna Yadav of Jharkhand.