BARHAIT
Assembly seat no. 149 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
THOMAS HANSDA
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
2,719
6.43% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDMASIH SOREN
- Votes
- 13,257
- Vote share
- 31.36%
- Behind by
- 2,719
Electors
56,725
Total votes polled
42,277
Valid votes
42,277
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 42,277 valid votes
THOMAS HANSDAINC(I)won
15,976
37.8%
MASIH SORENIND
13,257
31.4%
HEM LAL MURMUIND
5,788
13.7%
SHEO CHARAN MURMUIND
2,559
6.0%
BABUJI BASKIIND
1,644
3.9%
CHANDAN TUDUJMM
947
2.2%
BABU RAM TUDUBJP
882
2.1%
SHAMSAN TUDUJNPSC
829
2.0%
SHOWI CHARAN TUDUIND
395
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | HEMLAL MURMU | JMM | 66,599 | 67.56% | LOURENS HANSDA | 38,126 |
| 1995 | HEMLAL MURMU | JMM | 42,822 | 46.84% | LORENSE HANSDA | 6,069 |
| 1990 | HEM LAL MURMU | JMM | 38,946 | 47.57% | THOMAN HANSDA | 1,394 |
| 1985 | THOMAS HANSDA | INC | 37,753 | 59.97% | MASIH SOREN | 18,300 |
| 1980 | THOMAS HANSDA | INC(I) | 15,976 | 37.79% | MASIH SOREN | 2,719 |
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 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.
