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Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024

Barkatha Vidhan Sabha election result 2024

Amit Kumar Yadav (BJP) won by 3,660 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Amit Kumar Yadav

BJPTight race

votes

82,221

Margin

3,660(1.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Amit Kumar Yadav · BJPJanki Prasad Yadav · JMM
82,22178,561
Candidate (21)votes
  1. 1Amit Kumar Yadav✓ WinnerBJP82,22132.77%
  2. 2Janki Prasad YadavJMM78,56131.31%
  3. 3Bateshwer Pd. MehtaINDDeposit lost39,52415.75%
  4. 4Kumkum DeviLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost12,5164.99%
  5. 5Mahendra PrasadJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost7,8783.14%
  6. 6Ramchandra PrasadINDDeposit lost4,3871.75%
See all candidates (+15)
  1. 7Rajkumar PaswanINDDeposit lost4,0931.63%
  2. 8Surendra Prasad ModiINDDeposit lost3,9751.58%
  3. 9Raj Kumar YadavSPDeposit lost2,3640.94%
  4. 10Samshad AlamINDDeposit lost2,3420.93%
  5. 11Saryu Prasad VermaBSPDeposit lost2,1790.87%
  6. 12Mahadeo RamCPIDeposit lost2,1260.85%
  7. 13Umesh Kumar YadavAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost1,8220.73%
  8. 14Sujeet KumarINDDeposit lost1,5040.6%
  9. 15Chandrakant PandeyINDDeposit lost1,4360.57%
  10. 16NOTA1,0310.41%
  11. 17Nitika KumariINDDeposit lost8070.32%
  12. 18Sunil KumarINDDeposit lost6960.28%
  13. 19Anup KumarINDDeposit lost6860.27%
  14. 20Anil RayINDDeposit lost4270.17%
  15. 21Sukhdev YadavNCPDeposit lost3300.13%
Total votes2,50,905

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,50,994

incl. 2,446 postal

Turnout
64.44%
Polling stations
470

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 won Barkatha in 2024?

Amit Kumar Yadav (BJP) won with 82,221 votes, defeating Janki Prasad Yadav (JMM) by 3,660 votes.

How many votes were cast in Barkatha in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,50,905 votes in total.

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer