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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| type = SLA&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation = None&lt;br /&gt;
| incumbent_image = Kalpana Soren 02.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Gandey&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image = Gandey constituency map.svg&lt;br /&gt;
| state = [[Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons = [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established = 2000&lt;br /&gt;
| district = [[Giridih district|Giridih]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party = {{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}&lt;br /&gt;
| alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| latest_election_year = [[2024 elections in India#Jharkhand|2024]]&lt;br /&gt;
| preceded_by = [[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]] &amp;lt;Br&amp;gt;[[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|20px]] {{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}&lt;br /&gt;
| mla = [[Kalpana Soren]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency_no = 31&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Gandey Assembly constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;   is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in  the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].&amp;lt;ref name=jhceo&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC &amp;amp; PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=delimitation2008&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Member&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=2|Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=4|[[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |{{center|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Before 1977: Constituency did not exist&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Laxman Swarnkar]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]|| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Salkhan Soren]]	 || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Laxman Swarnkar]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]	|| [[Salkhan Soren]]	 || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-	&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=4|[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-	&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]]	|| [[Salkhan Soren]]	 || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]]	|| [[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]]	|| [[Jai Prakash Verma]]	|| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]	|| [[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]] || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2024 elections in India#Jharkhand|2024^]] || rowspan=2|[[Kalpana Soren]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
^by-election&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly election 2024===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Kalpana Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=1,19,372    |percentage=50.51%    |change={{decrease}}1.04 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Muniya Devi    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=1,02,230    |percentage=43.26%    |change={{increase}}4.46 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Arjun Baitha    |party=Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)    |votes=2,760    |percentage=1.17%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Rameshwar Dusadh    |party=Independent politician    |votes=2,539    |percentage=1.07%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=None of the Above    |party=None of the above    |votes=3,051    |percentage=1.29%    |change={{decrease}}0.69 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=17,142    |percentage=7.25%    |change=    {{decrease}}5.49    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=2,36,339    |percentage=73.88%    |change=    {{increase}}5.02    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 3,19,910    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}1.07    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link    |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |swing=    {{decrease}}1.04    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly by-election 2024===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2024 elections in India#Jharkhand|2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15621-bye-elections-2024-jan-to-june2024/ |title=Bye Elections 2024 (Jan to June,2024) |access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-date= |archive-url= |publisher= Election Commission of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Kalpana Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=1,09,827    |percentage=51.55%    |change={{increase}}16.84 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Dilip Kumar Verma    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=82,678    |percentage=38.80%    |change={{increase}}8.82 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Arjun Baitha    |party=Independent politician    |votes=6,960    |percentage=3.27%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Intekhab Ansari    |party=All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen    |votes=4,764    |percentage=2.24%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Md. Kausar Azad    |party=Independent politician    |votes=2,054    |percentage=0.96%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Md. Sayeed Alam    |party=Independent politician    |votes=1,988    |percentage=0.93%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Awadhesh Kumar Singh    |party=Independent politician    |votes=1,138    |percentage=0.53%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=None of the above    |party=None of the above    |votes=4,219    |percentage=1.98%    |change={{decrease}}0.01 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=27,149    |percentage=12.74%    |change=    {{increase}}8.01    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=2,13,069    |percentage=68.86%    |change=    {{decrease}}0.70    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 3,16,514    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}17.51    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link    |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |swing=    {{increase}}16.84    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly election 2019===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=65,023    |percentage=34.71%    |change={{increase}}11.90 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Jai Prakash Verma]]    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=56,168    |percentage=29.98%    |change={{increase}}1.09 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Arjun Baitha    |party=All Jharkhand Students Union    |votes=15,361    |percentage=8.20%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Sunil Kumar Yadav    |party=Independent politician    |votes=9,900    |percentage=5.28%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Karmila Tudu    |party=Independent politician    |votes=9,056    |percentage=4.83%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Dilip Kumar Verma    |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)    |votes=8,952    |percentage=4.78%    |change={{decrease}}1.97 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Rajesh Kumar   &lt;br /&gt;
|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation  &lt;br /&gt;
|votes=7,408   &lt;br /&gt;
|percentage=3.95%    &lt;br /&gt;
|change={{decrease}}2.67 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=None of the Above     |party=None of the above    |votes=3,734    |percentage=1.99%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=8,855    |percentage=4.73%    |change=    {{decrease}}1.35    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=1,87,343    |percentage=69.56%    |change=    {{decrease}}1.13    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 2,69,330    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}12.63    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link    |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party    |swing=    {{increase}}5.81    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly election 2014===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Jai Prakash Verma]]    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=48,838    |percentage=28.89%    |change={{increase}}12.21 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Salkhan Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=38,559    |percentage=22.81%    |change={{decrease}}0.97 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]]    |party=Indian National Congress    |votes=35,727    |percentage=21.14%    |change={{decrease}}9.09 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Laxman Swarnkar    |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)    |votes=11,407    |percentage=6.75%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Rajesh Kumar    |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation    |votes=11,202    |percentage=6.63%    |change={{decrease}}7.48 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Mumtaz Ansari    |party=Independent politician    |votes=3,579    |percentage=2.12%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Shhadat Ansari    |party=Independent politician    |votes=3,388    |percentage=2.00%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=None of the Above    |party=None of the above    |votes=868    |percentage=0.51%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=10,279    |percentage=6.08%    |change=    {{decrease}}0.37    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=1,69,027    |percentage=70.69%    |change=    {{increase}}5.01    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 2,39,127    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}19.81    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link    |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party    |loser=Indian National Congress    |swing=    {{decrease}}1.34    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly election 2009===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]]    |party=Indian National Congress    |votes=39,625    |percentage=30.23%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Salkhan Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=31,170    |percentage=23.78%    |change={{decrease}}4.68 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Punam Prakash    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=21,865    |percentage=16.68%    |change={{decrease}}8.46 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Rajesh Yadav    |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation    |votes=18,497    |percentage=14.11%    |change={{increase}}9.42 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Hiralal Murmu    |party=Independent politician    |votes=3,184    |percentage=2.43%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Anima Hansada    |party=All Jharkhand Students Union    |votes=2,540    |percentage=1.94%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Meenakshi Devi    |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal    |votes=2,428    |percentage=1.85%    |change={{decrease}}25.44 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=8,455    |percentage=6.45%    |change=    {{increase}}5.28    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=1,31,078    |percentage=65.67%    |change=    {{increase}}0.48    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 1,99,596    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}0.50    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link    |winner=Indian National Congress    |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |swing=    {{increase}}1.77    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly election 2005===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Salkhan Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=36,849    |percentage=28.46%    |change={{decrease}}3.21 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]]    |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal    |votes=35,337    |percentage=27.29%    |change={{increase}}11.86 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Laxman Swarnkar    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=32,545    |percentage=25.14%    |change={{increase}}1.45 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Rajesh Kumar    |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation    |votes=6,070    |percentage=4.69%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Binod Kumar Verma    |party=Bahujan Samaj Party    |votes=5,228    |percentage=4.04%    |change={{increase}}1.14 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Sidheshwar Haimbram    |party=Independent politician    |votes=2,372    |percentage=1.83%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Praveen Singh    |party=Samajwadi Party    |votes=2,179    |percentage=1.68%    |change={{decrease}}3.42 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=1,512    |percentage=1.17%    |change=    {{decrease}}6.82    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=1,29,474    |percentage=65.19%    |change=    {{decrease}}1.80    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 1,98,602    |ref =    |change=    {{increase}}19.11    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link    |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |swing=    {{decrease}}3.21    }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Assembly election 2000===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=    [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Gandey&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Salkhan Soren]]    |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |votes=35,375    |percentage=31.67%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Laxman Swarnkar    |party=Bharatiya Janata Party    |votes=26,457    |percentage=23.69%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=[[Sarfaraz Ahmad|Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad]]    |party=Indian National Congress    |votes=19,693    |percentage=17.63%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Shobha Yadav    |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal    |votes=17,240    |percentage=15.44%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Md. Kashim Naushad Ali    |party=Samajwadi Party    |votes=5,696    |percentage=5.10%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Vinod Kumar Verma    |party=Bahujan Samaj Party    |votes=3,235    |percentage=2.90%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|    |candidate=Shambhu Nath Mitra    |party=Communist Party of India    |votes=2,392    |percentage=2.14%    |change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory    |votes=8,918    |percentage=7.98%    |change=         }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout    |votes=1,11,694    |percentage=67.77%    |change=         }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors    |reg. electors = 1,66,734    |ref =    |change=         }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win    |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha    |loser=    |swing=         }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vidhan Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of states of India by type of legislature]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Giridih district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Gheethivf</name></author>
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