Gandey is assembly constituency number 31 in Jharkhand, in Giridih district, and one of the segments of the Kodarma Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Kalpana Murmu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won with 50.5% of the vote, 17,142 votes ahead of Muniya Devi (BJP).
- 01Kalpana Murmu SorenJMM1,19,37250.51%
- 02Muniya DeviBJP1,02,23043.26%
- 03Arjun BaithaASPKR2,7601.17%
- 04Rameshwar DusadhIndependent2,5391.07%
- 05Samim AkhtarJRJP1,1280.48%
- 10 other candidates · 5,259 votesNOTA · 3,051 (1.29%)
Margin 17,142 votes · 7.25% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,36,339 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalpana Murmu SorenFemale · 39 yrs | JMM | 1,19,372 | 50.51% |
| 2 | Muniya DeviFemale · 45 yrs | BJP | 1,02,230 | 43.26% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,051 | 1.29% |
| 3 | Arjun BaithaMale · 56 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 2,760 | 1.17% |
| 4 | Rameshwar DusadhMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 2,539 | 1.07% |
| 5 | Samim AkhtarMale · 31 yrs | JRJP | 1,128 | 0.48% |
| 6 | Md Kausar AzadMale · 44 yrs | BSP | 1,104 | 0.47% |
| 7 | Rajesh KumarMale · 53 yrs | AIFB | 1,086 | 0.46% |
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| 8 | Birendra Ku. VishwakarmaMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 949 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Lalita RoyFemale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 708 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Basant Dev HansdaMale · 30 yrs · ST | Independent | 474 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Md. Arif UddinMale · 37 yrs | APKVKP | 263 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Pritee KumariFemale · 26 yrs | Independent | 219 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Dinesh Prasad VermaMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 172 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Kameshwar Prasad SawMale · 38 yrs | LKHAP | 158 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Mohammad Kudus AnsariMale · 35 yrs | RSMD | 126 | 0.05% |
JMM held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Gandey bye-election, 20 May 2024
Turnout 69.3% · 2,19,371 of 3,16,514 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalpana Murmu Soren | JMM | 1,09,827 | 50.54% |
| 2 | Dilip Kumar Verma | BJP | 82,678 | 38.05% |
| 3 | Arjun Baitha | Independent | 6,960 | 3.20% |
| 4 | Intekhab Ansari | AIMIM | 4,764 | 2.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,219 | 1.94% |
| 5 | Md. Kausar Azad | Independent | 2,054 | 0.95% |
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| 6 | Md. Sayeed Alam | Independent | 1,988 | 0.91% |
| 7 | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,138 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Shahadat Ansari | Independent | 1,080 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Tahir Ansari | RSMD | 1,030 | 0.47% |
| 10 | Gulab Pd Verma | Independent | 794 | 0.37% |
| 11 | Md. Shabbir Ansari | Independent | 756 | 0.35% |
Gandey result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Sarfraz Ahmad | JMM | 65,023 | 34.71% |
| 2 | Jai Prakash Verma | BJP | 56,168 | 29.98% |
| 3 | Arjun Baitha | AJSUP | 15,361 | 8.20% |
| 4 | Sunil Kr. Yadav | Independent | 9,900 | 5.28% |
| 5 | Karmila Tudu | Independent | 9,056 | 4.83% |
| 6 | Dilip Kumar Verma | JVM | 8,952 | 4.78% |
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| 7 | Rajesh Kumar | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,408 | 3.95% |
| 8 | Intekhab Ansari | AIMIM | 6,039 | 3.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,734 | 1.99% |
| 9 | Lalita Ray | Independent | 2,076 | 1.11% |
| 10 | Arun Prasad Verma | Independent | 1,625 | 0.87% |
| 11 | Avadhesh Kumar Singh | BSP | 1,182 | 0.63% |
| 12 | Manoranjan Sinha | Shiv Sena | 819 | 0.44% |
Gandey result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai Prakash Verma | BJP | 48,838 | 28.90% |
| 2 | Salakhan Soren | JMM | 38,559 | 22.81% |
| 3 | Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad | INC | 35,727 | 21.14% |
| 4 | Laxman Swarnkar | JVM | 11,407 | 6.75% |
| 5 | Rajesh Kumar | CPI(ML)(L) | 11,202 | 6.63% |
| 6 | Mumtaz Ansari | Independent | 3,579 | 2.12% |
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| 7 | Shhadat Ansari | Independent | 3,388 | 2.00% |
| 8 | Yunus Ansari | JVD | 2,521 | 1.49% |
| 9 | Shivanath Sav | Independent | 2,116 | 1.25% |
| 10 | Lalita Ray | Independent | 1,833 | 1.08% |
| 11 | Pappu Kumar | RGD | 1,398 | 0.83% |
| 12 | Dr. Barnabas Hembrom | BSP | 1,302 | 0.77% |
| 13 | Bhawani Saw | Independent | 1,299 | 0.77% |
| 14 | Ranjit Yadav | SP | 1,147 | 0.68% |
| 15 | Basudeba Prasad Varama | SSD | 1,145 | 0.68% |
| 16 | Narayan Giri | Independent | 1,091 | 0.65% |
| 17 | Badri Narayan Singh | AIFB | 998 | 0.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 868 | 0.51% |
| 18 | Hemlal Sahu | Independent | 598 | 0.35% |
Gandey result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarfraz Ahmad | INC | 39,625 | 30.23% |
| 2 | Salkhan Soren | JMM | 31,170 | 23.78% |
| 3 | Punam Prakash | BJP | 21,865 | 16.68% |
| 4 | Rajesh Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 18,497 | 14.11% |
| 5 | Hiralal Murmu | Independent | 3,184 | 2.43% |
| 6 | Anima Hansada | AJSUP | 2,540 | 1.94% |
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| 7 | Meenakshi Devi | RJD | 2,428 | 1.85% |
| 8 | Baijnath Prasad Verma | Independent | 2,197 | 1.68% |
| 9 | Saryu Gope | Independent | 2,036 | 1.55% |
| 10 | Mumtaz Ansari | Independent | 1,205 | 0.92% |
| 11 | Pramli Devi | Independent | 1,109 | 0.85% |
| 12 | Manzoor Alam Ansari | BSP | 1,066 | 0.81% |
| 13 | Narayan Giri | UGDP | 861 | 0.66% |
| 14 | Sidheshwar Hembrom | Independent | 819 | 0.62% |
| 15 | Somnath Mukharjee | AIFB | 656 | 0.50% |
| 16 | Ranjit Yadav | Independent | 650 | 0.50% |
| 17 | Anselm Ekka | Independent | 581 | 0.44% |
| 18 | Md. Quasim Noshad Ali | SP | 578 | 0.44% |
Gandey outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Giridih district
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Gandey is one of the assembly segments of Kodarma. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kodarma candidates.
- Annpurna DeviBJP1,06,702 50.7%
- Vinod Kumar SinghCPI(ML)(L)82,251 39.1%
- Jai Prakash VermaIndependent5,005 2.4%
- Manoj KumarIndependent2,384 1.1%
- Sitan RabidasBSP2,311 1.1%
In the assembly election JMM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 24,451 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gandey.
Who won the Gandey assembly seat in 2024?
Kalpana Murmu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won Gandey in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,19,372 votes, which was 50.51% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Gandey?
The margin was 17,142 votes (7.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Muniya Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 1,02,230 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Gandey in 2024?
Turnout was 73.86%: 2,36,497 of 3,20,211 registered electors voted, across 375 polling stations. That is 4.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gandey part of?
Gandey is an assembly segment of the Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Annpurna Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Gandey had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 20 May 2024, Kalpana Murmu Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) won by 27,149 votes.
Is Gandey a reserved constituency?
No. Gandey is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Gandey?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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