Barkatha Assembly constituency
Barkatha Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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| Constituency No. 20 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Hazaribagh |
| LS constituency | Kodarma |
| Total electors | 338,721 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Overview
Barkatha Assembly constituency covers: Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.[1]
Barkatha assembly constituency is part of Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sukhdeo Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Lambodar Pathak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Khagendra Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | Communist Party of India | |
| 2005 | Chitranjan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Amit Kumar Yadav | ||
| 2014 | Janki Prasad Yadav | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha | |
| 2019 | Amit Kumar Yadav[3] | Independent politician | |
Election Results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Amit Kumar Yadav | 72,572 | 34.29 | ||
| BJP | Janki Prasad Yadav | 47,760 | 22.57 |  5.73 | |
| JVM(P) | Bateshwar Prasad Mehta | 33,526 | 15.84 | 16.66 | |
| AIMIM | Mohammad Ashraf Ansari | 18,416 | 8.70 | new | |
| CPI | Diganbar Kumar Mehta | 5,634 | 2.66 | 0.74 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from JVM(P) | Swing | ||||
References
- "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Kodarma Loksabha Constituency (Jharkhand)". India Study Channel.com. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India
- Sukhdeo Yadav victory margin in 1977 election https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1977/barkatha/
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