BARKATHA
Assembly seat no. 20 in Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2024
AMIT KUMAR YADAV
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2024
3,660
1.46% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JMMJANKI PRASAD YADAV
- Votes
- 78,561
- Vote share
- 31.31%
- Behind by
- 3,660
Electors
3,89,481
Total votes polled
2,50,905
Valid votes
2,50,905
NOTA votes
1,031
0.41% of votes polled
Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 2024
20 candidates · 2,50,905 valid votes
AMIT KUMAR YADAVBJPwon
82,221
32.8%
JANKI PRASAD YADAVJMM
78,561
31.3%
BATESHWER PD. MEHTAIND
39,524
15.8%
KUMKUM DEVILKHAP
12,516
5.0%
MAHENDRA PRASADJLKM
7,878
3.1%
RAMCHANDRA PRASADIND
4,387
1.7%
RAJKUMAR PASWANIND
4,093
1.6%
SURENDRA PRASAD MODIIND
3,975
1.6%
RAJ KUMAR YADAVSP
2,364
0.9%
SAMSHAD ALAMIND
2,342
0.9%
SARYU PRASAD VERMABSP
2,179
0.9%
MAHADEO RAMCPI
2,126
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | AMIT KUMAR YADAV | BJP | 82,221 | 32.77% | JANKI PRASAD YADAV | 3,660 |
| 2019 | AMIT KUMAR YADAV S/O-CHITRANJAN YADAV | IND | 72,572 | 34.29% | JANKI PRASAD YADAV | 24,812 |
| 2014 | JANKI PRASAD YADAV | JVM | 63,336 | 32.53% | AMIT KUMAR YADAV | 8,207 |
| 2009 | AMIT KUMAR YADAV | BJP | 39,485 | 27.79% | JANKI PR YADAV | 9,368 |
| 2005 | CHITRANJAN YADAV | BJP | 37,052 | 24.25% | DIGAMBAR KUMAR MEHATA | 6,923 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
