BARHAIT
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2014
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2014
24,087
17.79% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPHEMLAL MURMU
- Votes
- 38,428
- Vote share
- 28.38%
- Behind by
- 24,087
Electors
1,85,700
Total votes polled
1,35,382
Valid votes
1,35,382
NOTA votes
2,462
1.82% of votes polled
Turnout
72.9%
Full result, 2014
11 candidates · 1,35,382 valid votes
HEMANT SORENJMMwon
62,515
46.2%
HEMLAL MURMUBJP
38,428
28.4%
SIMON MALTOJVM
14,161
10.5%
MONIKA KISKUINC
7,151
5.3%
SANATAN MURMUCPM
3,555
2.6%
MANGAL HANSDAIND
1,274
0.9%
CHHOTO HANSDAIND
1,270
0.9%
KALDA TUDUBMUP
1,237
0.9%
NILAN SORENIND
1,187
0.9%
BUDAN HEMBRAMSHS
1,088
0.8%
DILIP KUMAR MARAIYALJVM
1,054
0.8%
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.







