BARACHATTI
Assembly seat no. 228 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
JITAN RAM MANJHI
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
4,142
5.06% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDSAMTA DEVI
- Votes
- 25,156
- Vote share
- 30.73%
- Behind by
- 4,142
Electors
2,06,803
Total votes polled
81,859
Valid votes
81,859
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.6%
Full result, Nov 2005
9 candidates · 81,859 valid votes
JITAN RAM MANJHIJD(U)won
29,298
35.8%
SAMTA DEVIRJD
25,156
30.7%
KRISHNA PASWANLJP
8,977
11.0%
PANKAJ KUMARBSP
5,043
6.2%
JAGDISH CHAUDHARYIND
4,600
5.6%
GANESH DASCPI(ML)(L)
2,555
3.1%
RAMDEO MANJHIIJP
2,498
3.0%
SHIVNATH KUMAR NIRALASP
1,899
2.3%
SHRAVAN KUMARAP
1,833
2.2%
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.
