THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Giridih, Oct 24: Kalpana Soren, wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leader of JMM, filed her nomination on Thursday as the party’s candidate for the Gandey Assembly seat.
She filed her nomination paper before Gulam Samdani, the Returning Officer cum District Supply officer, for the Gandey constituency. During this, Rajya Sabha MP Sarfaraz Ahmad was also present.
Kalpana Soren will face a direct contest against BJP’s Munia Devi, who is currently the chairperson of the Giridih District Council.
Kalpana Soren currently holds the Gandey constituency seat, which she won in a by-election in May by defeating BJP’s Dilip Kumar Verma by 27,149 votes. The seat was left vacant after JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad resigned.
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After filing the nomination, Kalpana Murmu Soren shared a post on her official X handle.
“I filed my nomination papers today as a JMM candidate in the upcoming assembly elections to serve my people of Gandey assembly constituency. The love of the people of Gandey assembly constituency, the blessings of respected Baba Dishom Guruji and mother, and the support of Hemant ji are my courage, my strength, my faith. Gandey will win! Jharkhand will win! Ek hi nara, Hemant dobara,” she posted on X.
गांडेय विधानसभा के अपने लोगों की सेवा करने के लिए आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में झामुमो उम्मीदवार के रूप में मैंने आज नामांकन पत्र दाखिल किया। गांडेय विधानसभा की जनता का स्नेह, आदरणीय बाबा दिशोम गुरु जी और मां का आशीर्वाद तथा हेमन्त जी का साथ ही मेरा हौसला है, मेरी ताकत है, मेरा… pic.twitter.com/xZmQLffAtn
— Kalpana Murmu Soren (@JMMKalpanaSoren) October 24, 2024
Earlier in the week, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha announced its first list of 35 candidates for the upcoming state assembly elections, which will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20.
According to the list, Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be running from the Barhait Assembly seat.
