Constituency of the: Jharkhand legislative assembly in India
Barkatha Assembly constituency is: an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview※
Barkatha Assembly constituency covers: Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.
Barkatha assembly constituency is part of Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly※
Election results※
Assembly election 2019※
2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Independent
|
Amit Kumar Yadav
|
72,572
|
34.29%
|
New
|
|
BJP
|
Janki Prasad Yadav
|
47,760
|
22.57%
|
5.73
|
|
JVM(P)
|
Bateshwar Prasad Mehta
|
33,526
|
15.84%
|
16.67
|
|
AIMIM
|
Mohammad Asraf Ansari
|
18,416
|
8.70%
|
New
|
|
CPI
|
Diganbar Kumar Mehta
|
5,634
|
2.66%
|
0.75
|
|
Independent
|
Ramchandra Prasad
|
5,323
|
2.52%
|
New
|
|
RJD
|
Mohammad Khalid Khalil
|
4,867
|
2.30%
|
New
|
|
AJSU
|
Pradeep Kumar Mehta
|
3,677
|
1.74%
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
Ram Prasad
|
3,094
|
1.46%
|
New
|
|
Baliraja Party
|
Ashok Kumar
|
2,810
|
1.33%
|
New
|
|
BSP
|
Tuklal Nayak
|
2,476
|
1.17%
|
New
|
Margin of victory
|
24,812
|
11.72%
|
7.51
|
Turnout
|
2,11,618
|
62.48%
|
2.05
|
Registered electors
|
3,38,721
|
|
12.20
|
|
Independent gain from JVM(P)
|
Swing
|
1.78
|
|
Assembly election 2014※
2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
JVM(P)
|
Janki Prasad Yadav
|
63,336
|
32.51%
|
11.31
|
|
BJP
|
Amit Kumar Yadav
|
55,129
|
28.30%
|
0.51
|
|
JMM
|
Digamber Kumar Mehta
|
19,282
|
9.90%
|
3.02
|
|
JD(U)
|
Bateshwar Prasad Mehta
|
17,183
|
8.82%
|
New
|
|
NCP
|
Mohammad Asraf Ansari
|
8,101
|
4.16%
|
New
|
|
CPI
|
Mahadeo Ram
|
6,651
|
3.41%
|
1.74
|
|
Jharkhand Party
|
Rajendra Prasad
|
6,592
|
3.38%
|
New
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
5,140
|
2.64%
|
New
|
|
SP
|
Alakhdeo Singh
|
2,964
|
1.52%
|
13.34
|
|
Independent
|
Sukhdeo Yadav
|
2,683
|
1.38%
|
New
|
|
CPI(ML)L
|
Shyam Deo Yadav
|
2,671
|
1.37%
|
0.82
|
Margin of victory
|
8,207
|
4.21%
|
2.38
|
Turnout
|
1,94,801
|
64.53%
|
4.26
|
Registered electors
|
3,01,890
|
|
28.07
|
|
JVM(P) gain from BJP
|
Swing
|
4.72
|
|
Assembly election 2009※
2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
BJP
|
Amit Kumar Yadav
|
39,485
|
27.79%
|
3.54
|
|
JVM(P)
|
Janki Prasad Yadav
|
30,117
|
21.20%
|
New
|
|
SP
|
Digamber Kumar Mehta
|
21,119
|
14.87%
|
New
|
|
INC
|
Jai Shankar Pathak
|
11,493
|
8.09%
|
New
|
|
JMM
|
Kamal Nayan Singh
|
9,769
|
6.88%
|
6.22
|
|
CPI
|
Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta
|
7,321
|
5.15%
|
2.53
|
|
Independent
|
Ram Kishor Mehta
|
5,127
|
3.61%
|
New
|
|
CPI(ML)L
|
Basudeo Yadav
|
3,112
|
2.19%
|
1.47
|
|
BSP
|
Ashok Kapardar
|
2,533
|
1.78%
|
0.52
|
|
Independent
|
Mahendra Das
|
2,348
|
1.65%
|
New
|
Margin of victory
|
9,368
|
6.59%
|
2.06
|
Turnout
|
1,42,062
|
60.26%
|
4.02
|
Registered electors
|
2,35,729
|
|
0.80
|
|
BJP hold
|
Swing
|
3.54
|
|
Assembly election 2005※
2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
BJP
|
Chitranjan Yadav
|
37,052
|
24.25%
|
3.59
|
|
Independent
|
Digamber Kumar Mehta
|
30,129
|
19.72%
|
New
|
|
RJD
|
Janki Prasad Yadav
|
25,781
|
16.88%
|
3.44
|
|
JMM
|
Kamal Nayan Singh
|
20,006
|
13.09%
|
New
|
|
CPI
|
Baleshwar Prasad
|
11,741
|
7.69%
|
20.91
|
|
Independent
|
Jaideo Chaudhary
|
8,740
|
5.72%
|
New
|
|
CPI(ML)L
|
Mahendra Das
|
5,592
|
3.66%
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
Tuklal Nayak
|
4,944
|
3.24%
|
New
|
|
BSP
|
Ashok Kuamr Yadav
|
3,525
|
2.31%
|
2.43
|
|
Independent
|
Heera Lal Sah
|
3,373
|
2.21%
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
Ramprasad Ram
|
1,891
|
1.24%
|
New
|
Margin of victory
|
6,923
|
4.53%
|
3.78
|
Turnout
|
1,52,776
|
64.29%
|
4.46
|
Registered electors
|
2,37,637
|
|
22.57
|
|
BJP gain from CPI
|
Swing
|
4.34
|
|
Assembly election 2000※
2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI
|
Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta
|
33,169
|
28.60%
|
New
|
|
BJP
|
Khagendra Prasad
|
32,294
|
27.84%
|
New
|
|
RJD
|
Janki Prasad Yadav
|
23,562
|
20.31%
|
New
|
|
INC
|
Basudeo Yadav
|
16,392
|
14.13%
|
New
|
|
BSP
|
Tuklal Nayak
|
5,493
|
4.74%
|
New
|
|
NCP
|
Birbal Prasad Mehta
|
2,863
|
2.47%
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
Fuleshwar Ram
|
1,497
|
1.29%
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
Gajanand Singh
|
719
|
0.62%
|
New
|
Margin of victory
|
875
|
0.75%
|
|
Turnout
|
1,15,989
|
60.79%
|
|
Registered electors
|
1,93,875
|
|
|
|
CPI win (new seat)
|
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See also※
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