BARACHATTI
Assembly seat no. 228 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
VIJAY KUMAR
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
29,212
29.27% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)VIJAY PASWAN
- Votes
- 24,243
- Vote share
- 24.29%
- Behind by
- 29,212
Electors
2,10,323
Total votes polled
99,805
Valid votes
99,805
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.5%
Full result, Feb 2005
6 candidates · 99,805 valid votes
VIJAY KUMARRJDwon
53,455
53.6%
VIJAY PASWANJD(U)
24,243
24.3%
RAMSWAROOP MANDALLJP
8,558
8.6%
PANKAJ KUMARBSP
7,358
7.4%
RAMDEEP PASWANCPI(ML)(L)
3,142
3.1%
MANJARI DEVIIND
3,049
3.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jyoti Devi | HAMS | 1,08,271 | 47.44% | Tanushree Kumari | 8,893 |
| 2020 | JYOTI DEVI | HAMS | 72,491 | 39.21% | SAMATA DEVI | 6,318 |
| 2015 | SAMTA DEVI | RJD | 70,909 | 45.42% | SUDHA DEVI | 19,126 |
| 2010 | JYOTI DEVI | JD(U) | 57,550 | 50.18% | SAMTA DEVI | 23,746 |
| Nov 2005 | JITAN RAM MANJHI | JD(U) | 29,298 | 35.79% | SAMTA DEVI | 4,142 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BARACHATTI assembly constituency in 2025?
Jyoti Devi (HAMS) won BARACHATTI in 2025, by a margin of 8,893 votes.
Which party has won BARACHATTI the most times?
RJD, with 3 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARACHATTI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BARACHATTI the most times?
JYOTI DEVI, with 2 wins between 2010 and 2020.
