Barkatha Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Amit Kumar Yadav
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Amit Kumar Yadav
votes
82,221
Margin
3,660(1.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Amit Kumar Yadav✓ WinnerBJP82,22132.77%
- 2Janki Prasad YadavJMM78,56131.31%
- 3Bateshwer Pd. MehtaINDDeposit lost39,52415.75%
- 4Kumkum DeviLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost12,5164.99%
- 5Mahendra PrasadJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost7,8783.14%
- 6Ramchandra PrasadINDDeposit lost4,3871.75%
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- 7Rajkumar PaswanINDDeposit lost4,0931.63%
- 8Surendra Prasad ModiINDDeposit lost3,9751.58%
- 9Raj Kumar YadavSPDeposit lost2,3640.94%
- 10Samshad AlamINDDeposit lost2,3420.93%
- 11Saryu Prasad VermaBSPDeposit lost2,1790.87%
- 12Mahadeo RamCPIDeposit lost2,1260.85%
- 13Umesh Kumar YadavAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost1,8220.73%
- 14Sujeet KumarINDDeposit lost1,5040.6%
- 15Chandrakant PandeyINDDeposit lost1,4360.57%
- 16NOTA1,0310.41%
- 17Nitika KumariINDDeposit lost8070.32%
- 18Sunil KumarINDDeposit lost6960.28%
- 19Anup KumarINDDeposit lost6860.27%
- 20Anil RayINDDeposit lost4270.17%
- 21Sukhdev YadavNCPDeposit lost3300.13%
Deposit lost: 18 of 20 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 3,89,481
- Votes cast
- 2,50,994
- Turnout
- 64.44%
- Polling stations
- 470
incl. service voters
incl. 2,446 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women72.6%
1,37,731 of 1,89,651 voted on EVMs
Men55.5%
1,10,817 of 1,99,828 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 2; 0 voted.
- Candidates20 (2 women)
- Lost deposit18
- NOTA1,031
- Valid votes2,49,874
Women candidates: Kumkum Devi, Nitika Kumari
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Barkatha?
Amit Kumar Yadav (BJP) won Barkatha in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 82,221 votes.
What was the winning margin in Barkatha?
Amit Kumar Yadav defeated Janki Prasad Yadav (JMM) by 3,660 votes.
What was the turnout in Barkatha in 2024?
64.44% — 2,50,994 of 3,89,481 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.6%, men's 55.5%.
How many voters does Barkatha have?
3,89,481 electors at the 2024 election — 1,99,828 men, 1,89,651 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 470 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Barkatha?
The last general election was completed in November 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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