- By Nidhi Giri
- Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Gandey Assembly Election Result 2024: As the final round of counting concluded, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate and wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Kalpana Soren won the Gandey assembly constituency in Jharkhand. She bagged 1,19,372 votes, holding a margin of 17,142 votes over her rival, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Muniya Devi, who is lost the race, according to the Election Commission of India. The polling for the 81-member state assembly was conducted in two phases—on November 13 and November 20, while the counting of votes was held on November 23.
Located in Giridih district, Gandey Assembly constituency is a key rural seat with significant tribal influence. It is part of the Giridih Lok Sabha constituency and has a history of fluctuating political control since the formation of Jharkhand in 2000. The ruling JMM has won the seat three times — in 2005, 2019, and 2024 (bypolls). The Congress captured the seat in 2009, while the BJP wrested it in 2014.
Kalpana secured a win in a by-election earlier in 2024, garnering 109,827 votes to defeat BJP’s Dilip Verma. Her candidacy is considered crucial for the ruling alliance in the state, as the outcome will impact the JMM’s influence in the region.
This election, Kalpana Soren was facing a tough fight against Muniya Devi and Md Aqueel Akhtar of the Jharkhand Kranti Loktantrik Morcha (JKLM). Kalpana, who holds MTech and MBA degrees, is originally from Baripada in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, where she completed her schooling. She later pursued engineering and MBA studies at institutions in Bhubaneswar. Before entering politics, Kalpana was a homemaker.
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According to the 2011 Census, Gandey has a diverse voter demographic: Scheduled Caste (SC) voters account for 11.35 per cent (30,541), Scheduled Tribe (ST) voters make up 20.23 per cent (54,436), and Muslim voters represent 26.8 per cent (72,115). The constituency is predominantly rural, with rural voters comprising 96.58 per cent (259,881) of the electorate, while urban voters account for just 3.42 per cent (9,203).