Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | The youngest and oldest chief ministers to hold office in the state

Jharkhand will see phase 2 polling on November 20. Results will be declared on November 23.

Jharkhand, after a turbulent year, is set for elections in November, with voting in two phases- phase 1 on November 13 and phase 2 on November 20. The results will be declared on November 23, together with Maharashtra.

JMM chief Hemant Soren is the current Chief Minister who took office on July 13, 2022, at the age of 37. Let's take a look at the youngest and oldest chief ministers of Jharkhand.

Youngest CM - Arjun Munda

Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda.

BJP leader Arjun Munda took office on March 18, 2003, holding the record for the youngest CM in Jharkhand's history at the age of 34.

He went on to have 3 terms from 2003 to 2005, 2005-2006 and 2010-2013.

Later, he became a central minster in the Modi government from 2019 to 2024.

Oldest CM- Champai Soren

Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren.

Foremer JMM and current BJP leader Champai Soren, who is the brother of the current chief minister Hemant Soren, assumed office in 2024 after his brother was arrested.

At age 67, he became the oldest CM of Jharkhand. He was soon replaced by his brother, who is out on bail.

With elections close-by, he left JMM and joined hands with the BJP.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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