About Gandey Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Having a population of 175,087 in 2011, Gandey falls under Giridih district. The assembly constituency of Gandey which belongs to Koderma parliamentary constituency is represented by INC (Indian National Congress). The seat was earlier occupied by JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha). Sarfraz Ahmad won the 2009 assembly elections by defeating Salkhan Soren of JMM, the last time winner. Ahmad bagged 39625 votes as against Soren's 31170 votes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Gandey Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Gandey assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 31 | Gandey | GEN | Jai Prakash Verma | M | BJP | 48838 | Salakhan Soren | M | JMM | 38559 |
| 2009 | 31 | Gandey | GEN | Sarfraz Ahmad | M | INC | 39625 | Salkhan Soren | M | JMM | 31170 |
| 2005 | 31 | Gandey | GEN | Salkhan Soren | M | JMM | 36849 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | M | RJD | 35337 |