Barhi is assembly constituency number 21 in Jharkhand, in Hazaribag district, and one of the segments of the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Manoj Kumar Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.1% of the vote, 49,291 votes ahead of Arun Sahu (INC).
- 01Manoj Kumar YadavBJP1,13,27451.09%
- 02Arun SahuINC63,98328.86%
- 03Umashankar AkelaSP23,62910.66%
- 04Krishn Kumar YadavJLKM4,8972.21%
- 05Ramashish SinghIndependent3,0561.38%
- 12 other candidates · 11,346 votesNOTA · 1,508 (0.68%)
Margin 49,291 votes · 22.23% of valid votes
All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,21,693 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj Kumar YadavMale · 67 yrs | BJP | 1,13,274 | 51.09% |
| 2 | Arun SahuMale · 35 yrs | INC | 63,983 | 28.86% |
| 3 | Umashankar AkelaMale · 65 yrs | SP | 23,629 | 10.66% |
| 4 | Krishn Kumar YadavMale · 29 yrs | JLKM | 4,897 | 2.21% |
| 5 | Ramashish SinghMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 3,056 | 1.38% |
| 6 | Avinash KumarMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 2,352 | 1.06% |
| 7 | Virju PaswanMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,273 | 1.03% |
| 8 | Santosh RavidasMale · 43 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,868 | 0.84% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,508 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Mo. SerajMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,212 | 0.55% |
| 10 | Badri YadavMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 913 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Dr. Baleshwar RamMale · 66 yrs · SC | Independent | 782 | 0.35% |
| 12 | Purushottam Kumar PandeyMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 424 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Shiv Kumar RamMale · 67 yrs · SC | PPID | 398 | 0.18% |
| 14 | Mahesh ThakurMale · 54 yrs | NCP | 304 | 0.14% |
| 15 | Arjun Prasad KeshriMale · 69 yrs | Independent | 298 | 0.13% |
| 16 | Dilip Kumar ChandravanshiMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 272 | 0.12% |
| 17 | Kedar Prasad YadavMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 250 | 0.11% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barhi result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umashankar Akela | INC | 84,358 | 46.78% |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | BJP | 72,987 | 40.48% |
| 3 | Arbind Kumar | JVM | 4,282 | 2.37% |
| 4 | Mo. Seraj | Independent | 3,686 | 2.04% |
| 5 | Bipin Kumar Sinha | Independent | 2,451 | 1.36% |
| 6 | Ramanuj Kumar | CPI | 2,219 | 1.23% |
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| 7 | Md. Jamal Uddin | BSP | 2,032 | 1.13% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,898 | 1.05% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Paswan | Independent | 1,474 | 0.82% |
| 9 | Rajeev Ranjan | TMC | 1,327 | 0.74% |
| 10 | Digamber Bhuiya | HAMS | 984 | 0.55% |
| 11 | Sanjay Kumar Mehta | AAP | 781 | 0.43% |
| 12 | Basudew Paswan | Independent | 772 | 0.43% |
| 13 | Chhathi Devi | RTMP | 599 | 0.33% |
| 14 | Shiv Kumar Ram | PPID | 469 | 0.26% |
Barhi result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | INC | 57,818 | 33.14% |
| 2 | Umashankar Akela | BJP | 50,733 | 29.08% |
| 3 | Sabi Devi | JMM | 39,255 | 22.50% |
| 4 | Yogendra Pratap | JVM | 5,857 | 3.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,629 | 2.08% |
| 5 | Manju Gautam | CPI | 3,412 | 1.96% |
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| 6 | Basudeo Paswan | Independent | 3,087 | 1.77% |
| 7 | Santosh Ravidas | BSP | 2,918 | 1.67% |
| 8 | Rajendra Rajak | Independent | 1,362 | 0.78% |
| 9 | Ranjit Kumar | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,357 | 0.78% |
| 10 | Gautam Kumar Yadav | Independent | 1,223 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Bhuneshwar Yadav | SP | 1,182 | 0.68% |
| 12 | Dhananjay Kumar | PMS | 1,087 | 0.62% |
| 13 | Hari Prasad Mehta | JKPP | 1,020 | 0.58% |
| 14 | Paras Sharan Deo | BMUP | 506 | 0.29% |
Barhi result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umashankar Akela | BJP | 60,044 | 46.53% |
| 2 | Manoj Yadav | INC | 51,959 | 40.27% |
| 3 | Hari Mehta | Independent | 3,482 | 2.70% |
| 4 | Binod Kumar | JMM | 3,391 | 2.63% |
| 5 | Md. Moinuddin Ahmed | BSP | 2,885 | 2.24% |
| 6 | Akhtar Ali | AJSUP | 1,699 | 1.32% |
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| 7 | Paras Sharan Deo | Independent | 1,591 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Vasudeo Paswan | LJP | 1,139 | 0.88% |
| 9 | Fagu Ram | Independent | 1,127 | 0.87% |
| 10 | Prabhat Kumar | RLD | 616 | 0.48% |
| 11 | Rajesh Prasad Kesri | BSA | 565 | 0.44% |
| 12 | Javed Islam | CPI(ML)(L) | 536 | 0.42% |
Barhi outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Hazaribag district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barhi is one of the assembly segments of Hazaribagh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Hazaribagh candidates.
- Manish JaiswalBJP1,33,167 64.7%
- Jai Prakash Bhai PatelINC51,988 25.3%
- Sanjay Kumar MehtaIndependent8,494 4.1%
- Shashi Bhushan KeshriIndependent3,541 1.7%
- Aniruddh KumarCPI1,907 0.9%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 81,179 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barhi.
Who won the Barhi assembly seat in 2024?
Manoj Kumar Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Barhi in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,13,274 votes, which was 51.09% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barhi?
The margin was 49,291 votes (22.23% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arun Sahu of the Indian National Congress with 63,983 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barhi in 2024?
Turnout was 66.07%: 2,21,772 of 3,35,656 registered electors voted, across 400 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barhi part of?
Barhi is an assembly segment of the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Manish Jaiswal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Barhi a reserved constituency?
No. Barhi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barhi?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Hazaribagh population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, HazaribaghEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Jharkhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Jharkhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Jharkhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, JharkhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in JharkhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in JharkhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards