Gandey: Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana defeated her nearest rival BJP's Muniya Devi by 9,361 votes in a griping contest which had all the ingredients of a potboiler. Representing JMM from Gandey, she made a turnaround after trailing for good many hours as poll results with twists and turns trickled in on Saturday. Kalpana, who got 1,04,094 votes, thanked her supported in an X post soon after her victory.
Soon after her victorty from Gandey seat, kalpana Soren expressed her joy and thanked voters, saying her win is synonymous with the victory of people, especially women.
यह जीत हर मंईयां की जीत है ।
— Kalpana Murmu Soren (@JMMKalpanaSoren) November 23, 2024
यह सच्चाई की जीत है, आपसी भाईचारे की जीत है। pic.twitter.com/0fn2TMkrbV
Earlier, she gained a lead of 3,910 votes as early trends showed. Gandey is another segment, which hogged the limelight for the candidature of Kalpana Soren, wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Having made her political debut by winning the byelection for the Gandey seat while her husband was in jail for alleged money laundering earlier this year, Kalpana has catapulted to political spotlight by becoming a star campaigner for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha over the last few months.
गांडेय समेत झारखण्ड की जीत के बाद रांची एयरपोर्ट में परिवार के साथ....
— Kalpana Murmu Soren (@JMMKalpanaSoren) November 23, 2024
यह ऐतिहासिक जीत, झारखण्ड के जन-जन की जीत है।
जय झारखण्ड! pic.twitter.com/YkiR5KRhCJ
The party has shown its confidence in her by fielding her again from the Gandey seat in the Giridih district, which has a large population of both tribals and Muslims. Muniya Devi, a newbie in mainstream politics, has been fielded by the BJP. She joined the BJP in 2023 and is seen as a fresh face for the party in the region.
In the 2024 assembly by-election, Kalpana Soren from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won with 109,827 votes, defeating Dilip Verma from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 82,678 votes. Gandey witnessed 73.36% polling this year.
Electorate size
The total number of voters in the Gandey constituency is 269,330. This includes a mix of male, female, and first-time voters. Additionally, the constituency also has a significant number of senior citizens and voters with disabilities, factors that could influence turnout and voting preferences.
Who won last time?
In the 2019 assembly election, JMM's Sarfaraz Ahmed won with 65,023 votes defeating BJP’s Jai Prakash Verma from this seat. Verma received 56,168 votes, and Arjun Baitha from the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) got 15,361 votes.
