BARKATHA
Assembly seat no. 20 in Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2014
JANKI PRASAD YADAV
JVM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2014
8,207
4.21% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPAMIT KUMAR YADAV
- Votes
- 55,129
- Vote share
- 28.31%
- Behind by
- 8,207
Electors
3,01,890
Total votes polled
1,94,716
Valid votes
1,94,716
NOTA votes
5,140
2.64% of votes polled
Turnout
64.5%
Full result, 2014
13 candidates · 1,94,716 valid votes
JANKI PRASAD YADAVJVMwon
63,336
32.5%
AMIT KUMAR YADAVBJP
55,129
28.3%
DIGAMBER KUMAR MEHTAJMM
19,282
9.9%
BATESHWER PD. MEHTAJD(U)
17,183
8.8%
MOHAMMAD ASRAF ANSARINCP
8,101
4.2%
MAHADEO RAMCPI
6,651
3.4%
RAJENDRA PRASADJKP
6,592
3.4%
ALAKHDEO SINGHSP
2,964
1.5%
SUKHDEO YADAVIND
2,683
1.4%
SHYAM DEO YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
2,671
1.4%
MUNSHI PRASAD MANJHIIND
2,109
1.1%
TUKLAL NAYAKIND
1,963
1.0%
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 | 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
