# Gandey Assembly constituency

Gandey Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| 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 | Salkhan Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 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 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2024 | Kalpana Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
^by-election

## Election results
### Assembly by-election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Kalpana Soren | 109,827 | 51.55% | 1.04 |
| | BJP | Dilip Kumar Verma | 82,678 | 38.80% | 4.45 |
| | 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% | 0.69 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,149 | 12.74% | 5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,069 | 68.86% | 6.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,16,514 | | 1.06 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 1.04 | |

### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Kalpana Soren | 119,372 | 50.51% | 15.80 |
| | BJP | Muniya Devi | 1,02,230 | 43.26% | 13.27 |
| | ASP(KR) | Arjun Baitha | 2,760 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | Rameshwar Dusadh | 2,539 | 1.07% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,051 | 1.29% | 0.70 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,142 | 7.25% | 2.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,36,339 | 73.88% | 4.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,19,910 | | 18.78 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 15.80 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad | 65,023 | 34.71% | 11.90 |
| | BJP | Jai Prakash Verma | 56,168 | 29.98% | 1.09 |
| | 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% | 1.97 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Rajesh Kumar | 7,408 | 3.95% | 2.67 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,734 | 1.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,855 | 4.73% | 1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,87,343 | 69.56% | 1.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,69,330 | | 12.63 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 5.81 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jai Prakash Verma | 48,838 | 28.89% | 12.21 |
| | JMM | Salkhan Soren | 38,559 | 22.81% | 0.97 |
| | INC | Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad | 35,727 | 21.14% | 9.09 |
| | JVM(P) | Laxman Swarnkar | 11,407 | 6.75% | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Rajesh Kumar | 11,202 | 6.63% | 7.48 |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,279 | 6.08% | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,027 | 70.69% | 5.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,127 | | 19.81 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.34 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad | 39,625 | 30.23% | New |
| | JMM | Salkhan Soren | 31,170 | 23.78% | 4.68 |
| | BJP | Punam Prakash | 21,865 | 16.68% | 8.46 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Rajesh Yadav | 18,497 | 14.11% | 9.42 |
| | Independent | Hiralal Murmu | 3,184 | 2.43% | New |
| | AJSU | Anima Hansada | 2,540 | 1.94% | New |
| | RJD | Meenakshi Devi | 2,428 | 1.85% | 25.44 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,455 | 6.45% | 5.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,078 | 65.67% | 0.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,99,596 | | 0.50 |
| | INC gain from JMM | INC gain from JMM | Swing | 1.77 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Salkhan Soren | 36,849 | 28.46% | 3.21 |
| | RJD | Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad | 35,337 | 27.29% | 11.86 |
| | BJP | Laxman Swarnkar | 32,545 | 25.14% | 1.45 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Rajesh Kumar | 6,070 | 4.69% | New |
| | BSP | Binod Kumar Verma | 5,228 | 4.04% | 1.14 |
| | Independent | Sidheshwar Haimbram | 2,372 | 1.83% | New |
| | SP | Praveen Singh | 2,179 | 1.68% | 3.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,512 | 1.17% | 6.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,474 | 65.19% | 1.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,98,602 | | 19.11 |
| | JMM hold | JMM hold | Swing | 3.21 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Gandey :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,918 | 7.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,694 | 67.77% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,66,734 | | |
| | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) | JMM win (new seat) |