BARHAIT
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2009
HEMLAL MURMU
JMM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2009
20,318
20.03% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INDVIJAY HANSDAK
- Votes
- 20,303
- Vote share
- 20.01%
- Behind by
- 20,318
Electors
1,67,515
Total votes polled
1,01,448
Valid votes
1,01,448
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
60.6%
Full result, 2009
13 candidates · 1,01,448 valid votes
HEMLAL MURMUJMMwon
40,621
40.0%
VIJAY HANSDAKIND
20,303
20.0%
SIMON MALTOIND
14,163
14.0%
MANOJ MURMUBJP
9,490
9.3%
THOMAS SORENIND
5,278
5.2%
MICHAEL MARANDIJKP
3,109
3.1%
CHOTO HANSDARJD
2,224
2.2%
PIYUS SORENINC
2,084
2.0%
TONOL KISKUIND
1,071
1.1%
BEENA PANI HANSDAAITC
847
0.8%
SAMSON TUDUSAP
771
0.8%
MERI SALOMI MURMU ALIAS SUSHILA MOHALINSHS
763
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HEMANT SOREN | JMM | 95,612 | 58.95% | GAMLIYEL HEMBROM | 39,791 |
| 2019 | HEMANT SOREN | JMM | 73,725 | 53.49% | SIMON MALTO | 25,740 |
| 2014 | HEMANT SOREN | JMM | 62,515 | 46.18% | HEMLAL MURMU | 24,087 |
| 2009 | HEMLAL MURMU | JMM | 40,621 | 40.04% | VIJAY HANSDAK | 20,318 |
| 2005 | THOMAS SOREN | JMM | 42,332 | 45.92% | SIMON MALTO | 13,739 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- JMM5 wins
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 2024?
HEMANT SOREN (JMM) won BARHAIT in 2024, by a margin of 39,791 votes.
Which party has won BARHAIT the most times?
JMM, with 5 of the 5 wins recorded since 2005.
How many times has BARHAIT gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2005 to 2024.
Who has won BARHAIT the most times?
HEMANT SOREN, with 3 wins between 2014 and 2024.







