Ranchi, November 23: JMM legislator and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana won the Gandey seat by a margin of 17,142 votes, defeating BJP's Muniya Devi. Kalpana had won the seat in a bypoll on June 4, after it fell vacant following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad. Dumka Assembly Election Result 2024: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s Brother Basant Soren Defeats BJP Candidate Sunil Soren by 14,588 Votes.

She had defeated BJP's Dilip Kumar Verma by 27,149 votes. Kalpana had embarked on her political journey during the 51st foundation day celebration of JMM in Giridih district on March 4.

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