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.