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BARHAIT

Assembly seat no. 149 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.

Winner, 1977
PARMESHWAR HUMBROM
JNP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1977
8,116
39.45% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
12,368
Vote share
60.11%
Margin
8,116
Runner-up
INDCHANDEN TUDU
Votes
4,252
Vote share
20.67%
Behind by
8,116
Electors
91,847
Total votes polled
20,575
Valid votes
20,575
NOTA votes
Turnout
22.4%

Full result, 1977

5 candidates · 20,575 valid votes

1977 election →
PARMESHWAR HUMBROMJNPwon
12,368
60.1%
CHANDEN TUDUIND
4,252
20.7%
MASIH SORENIND
2,660
12.9%
ISWAR HANSDAIND
685
3.3%
NARAIN TUDUIND
610
3.0%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 10 elections

View all 10
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2000HEMLAL MURMUJMM66,59967.56%LOURENS HANSDA38,126
1995HEMLAL MURMUJMM42,82246.84%LORENSE HANSDA6,069
1990HEM LAL MURMUJMM38,94647.57%THOMAN HANSDA1,394
1985THOMAS HANSDAINC37,75359.97%MASIH SOREN18,300
1980THOMAS HANSDAINC(I)15,97637.79%MASIH SOREN2,719

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%42%63%83%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%47%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BARHAIT assembly constituency in 2000?

HEMLAL MURMU (JMM) won BARHAIT in 2000, by a margin of 38,126 votes.

Which party has won BARHAIT the most times?

JMM, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has BARHAIT gone to the polls?

10 times, from 1962 to 2000.

Who has won BARHAIT the most times?

HEMLAL MURMU, with 2 wins between 1995 and 2000.

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