Gandey Assembly constituency

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Gandey
Constituency No. 31 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Lok Sabha constituencyKodarma
Established2000
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JMM  
Alliance  [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024
Preceded byDr. Sarfaraz Ahmad
  JMM  

Gandey Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1977: Constituency did not exist
1977 Laxman Swarnkar Janata Party
1980 Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad Indian National Congress
1985 Salkhan Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1990
1995 Laxman Swarnkar Bharatiya Janata Party
2000 Salkhan Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005 Salkhan Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009 Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad Indian National Congress
2014 Jai Prakash Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2024^ Kalpana Soren
2024

^by-election

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Kalpana Soren 119,372 50.51% Decrease1.04
BJP Muniya Devi 1,02,230 43.26% Increase4.46
Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Arjun Baitha 2,760 1.17% New
Independent Rameshwar Dusadh 2,539 1.07% New
NOTA None of the Above 3,051 1.29% Decrease0.69
Margin of victory 17,142 7.25% Decrease5.49
Turnout 2,36,339 73.88% Increase5.02
Registered electors 3,19,910 Increase1.07
JMM hold Swing Decrease1.04

Assembly by-election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Gandey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Kalpana Soren 109,827 51.55% Increase16.84
BJP Dilip Kumar Verma 82,678 38.80% Increase8.82
Independent Arjun Baitha 6,960 3.27% New
AIMIM Intekhab Ansari 4,764 2.24% New
Independent Md. Kausar Azad 2,054 0.96% New
Independent Md. Sayeed Alam 1,988 0.93% New
Independent Awadhesh Kumar Singh 1,138 0.53% New
NOTA None of the above 4,219 1.98% Decrease0.01
Margin of victory 27,149 12.74% Increase8.01
Turnout 2,13,069 68.86% Decrease0.70
Registered electors 3,16,514 Increase17.51
JMM hold Swing Increase16.84

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 65,023 34.71% Increase11.90
BJP Jai Prakash Verma 56,168 29.98% Increase1.09
AJSU Arjun Baitha 15,361 8.20% New
Independent Sunil Kumar Yadav 9,900 5.28% New
Independent Karmila Tudu 9,056 4.83% New
JVM(P) Dilip Kumar Verma 8,952 4.78% Decrease1.97
CPI(ML)L Rajesh Kumar 7,408 3.95% Decrease2.67
NOTA None of the Above 3,734 1.99% New
Margin of victory 8,855 4.73% Decrease1.35
Turnout 1,87,343 69.56% Decrease1.13
Registered electors 2,69,330 Increase12.63
JMM gain from BJP Swing Increase5.81

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jai Prakash Verma 48,838 28.89% Increase12.21
JMM Salkhan Soren 38,559 22.81% Decrease0.97
INC Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 35,727 21.14% Decrease9.09
JVM(P) Laxman Swarnkar 11,407 6.75% New
CPI(ML)L Rajesh Kumar 11,202 6.63% Decrease7.48
Independent Mumtaz Ansari 3,579 2.12% New
Independent Shhadat Ansari 3,388 2.00% New
NOTA None of the Above 868 0.51% New
Margin of victory 10,279 6.08% Decrease0.37
Turnout 1,69,027 70.69% Increase5.01
Registered electors 2,39,127 Increase19.81
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.34

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 39,625 30.23% New
JMM Salkhan Soren 31,170 23.78% Decrease4.68
BJP Punam Prakash 21,865 16.68% Decrease8.46
CPI(ML)L Rajesh Yadav 18,497 14.11% Increase9.42
Independent Hiralal Murmu 3,184 2.43% New
AJSU Anima Hansada 2,540 1.94% New
RJD Meenakshi Devi 2,428 1.85% Decrease25.44
Margin of victory 8,455 6.45% Increase5.28
Turnout 1,31,078 65.67% Increase0.48
Registered electors 1,99,596 Increase0.50
INC gain from JMM Swing Increase1.77

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Salkhan Soren 36,849 28.46% Decrease3.21
RJD Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 35,337 27.29% Increase11.86
BJP Laxman Swarnkar 32,545 25.14% Increase1.45
CPI(ML)L Rajesh Kumar 6,070 4.69% New
BSP Binod Kumar Verma 5,228 4.04% Increase1.14
Independent Sidheshwar Haimbram 2,372 1.83% New
SP Praveen Singh 2,179 1.68% Decrease3.42
Margin of victory 1,512 1.17% Decrease6.82
Turnout 1,29,474 65.19% Decrease1.80
Registered electors 1,98,602 Increase19.11
JMM hold Swing Decrease3.21

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Gandey[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Salkhan Soren 35,375 31.67% New
BJP Laxman Swarnkar 26,457 23.69% New
INC Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 19,693 17.63% New
RJD Shobha Yadav 17,240 15.44% New
SP Md. Kashim Naushad Ali 5,696 5.10% New
BSP Vinod Kumar Verma 3,235 2.90% New
CPI Shambhu Nath Mitra 2,392 2.14% New
Margin of victory 8,918 7.98%
Turnout 1,11,694 67.77%
Registered electors 1,66,734
JMM win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bye Elections 2024 (Jan to June,2024)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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