Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2024
Roshan Lal Choudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barkagaon Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2024 state assembly election, securing 124,468 votes (46.90% vote share). The runner-up was Amba Prasad (Indian National Congress) with 93,075 votes.
A total of 26 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roshan Lal Choudhary | 124468 | 46.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Amba Prasad | 93075 | 35.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Baleshwar Kumar | 26867 | 10.10% | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
| 4 | Aman Kumar | 2668 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Aniruddh Kumar | 2385 | 0.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Md Shamim Miyan | 1643 | 0.60% | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 7 | Sohar Mahto | 1638 | 0.60% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan) |
| 8 | Md. Gayasuddin Ansari | 1591 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Kameshwar Kumar Das | 1330 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Jhaman Prasad | 1188 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 12 | Govind Bedia | 876 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Prabhu Oraon | 684 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Jhari Munda | 650 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Md. Hasan | 601 | 0.20% | Azad Adhikar Sena |
| 16 | Durga Charan Prasad | 587 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Bittu Kumar Singh | 567 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 18 | Raj Kishor Choudhary | 508 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Mukhtar Ansari | 461 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Party |
| 20 | Laldew Munda | 461 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Vikash Kumar | 423 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
| 22 | Fuleshwar Mahto | 402 | 0.20% | Lokhit Adhikar Party |
| 23 | Jagtar Singh | 375 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Ranjan Soni | 301 | 0.10% | Akhil Bhartiya Aarakshit Samaj Party |
| 25 | Prakash Soni | 286 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Azad Sena |
| 26 | Sunil Kumar Bedia Sundarnath Bedia | 244 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Bhola Nath Prasad | 222 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Barkagaon constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2024 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Roshan Lal Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 124,468 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.