Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2024
Amit Kumar Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barkatha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2024 state assembly election, securing 82,221 votes (32.80% vote share). The runner-up was Janki Prasad Yadav (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) with 78,561 votes.
A total of 20 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 | Amit Kumar Yadav | 82221 | 32.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Janki Prasad Yadav | 78561 | 31.30% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 3 | Bateshwer Pd. Mehta | 39524 | 15.80% | Independent |
| 4 | Kumkum Devi | 12516 | 5.00% | Lokhit Adhikar Party |
| 5 | Mahendra Prasad | 7878 | 3.10% | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
| 6 | Ramchandra Prasad | 4387 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Rajkumar Paswan | 4093 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Surendra Prasad Modi | 3975 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Raj Kumar Yadav | 2364 | 0.90% | Samajwadi Party |
| 10 | Samshad Alam | 2342 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Saryu Prasad Verma | 2179 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Mahadeo Ram | 2126 | 0.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 13 | Umesh Kumar Yadav | 1822 | 0.70% | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| 14 | Sujeet Kumar | 1504 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Chandrakant Pandey | 1436 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 17 | Nitika Kumari | 807 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Sunil Kumar | 696 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Anup Kumar | 686 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Anil Ray | 427 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Sukhdev Yadav | 330 | 0.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
The Barkatha constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2024 Assembly election, 20 candidates contested for this seat. Amit Kumar Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 82,221 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.