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Assembly constituency 20 · Jharkhand

Barkatha is assembly constituency number 20 in Jharkhand, in Kodarma district, and one of the segments of the Kodarma Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Amit Kumar Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 32.8% of the vote, 3,660 votes ahead of Janki Prasad Yadav (JMM).

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Barkatha · 2024AC 20
  1. 01
    Amit Kumar Yadav
    BJP
    82,221
    32.77%
  2. 02
    Janki Prasad Yadav
    JMM
    78,561
    31.31%
  3. 03
    Bateshwer Pd. Mehta
    Independent
    39,524
    15.75%
  4. 04
    Kumkum Devi
    LKHAP
    12,516
    4.99%
  5. 05
    Mahendra Prasad
    JLKM
    7,878
    3.14%
  6. 15 other candidates · 29,174 votesNOTA · 1,031 (0.41%)

Margin 3,660 votes · 1.46% of valid votes

3,89,481
Registered electors
2024 election
64.4%
Turnout
+1.9 pts vs 2019
3,660
Victory margin
1.5% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 20 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,50,905 valid votes, NOTA included.

Barkatha 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Amit Kumar YadavMale · 40 yrsBJP82,221
32.77%
2Janki Prasad YadavMale · 61 yrsJMM78,561
31.31%
3Bateshwer Pd. MehtaMale · 66 yrsIndependent39,524
15.75%
4Kumkum DeviFemale · 42 yrsLKHAP12,516
4.99%
5Mahendra PrasadMale · 34 yrsJLKM7,878
3.14%
6Ramchandra PrasadMale · 59 yrsIndependent4,387
1.75%
7Rajkumar PaswanMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent4,093
1.63%
8Surendra Prasad ModiMale · 50 yrsIndependent3,975
1.58%
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9Raj Kumar YadavMale · 45 yrsSP2,364
0.94%
10Samshad AlamMale · 37 yrsIndependent2,342
0.93%
11Saryu Prasad VermaMale · 43 yrsBSP2,179
0.87%
12Mahadeo RamMale · 54 yrs · SCCPI2,126
0.85%
13Umesh Kumar YadavMale · 32 yrsASPKR1,822
0.73%
14Sujeet KumarMale · 36 yrsIndependent1,504
0.60%
15Chandrakant PandeyMale · 35 yrsIndependent1,436
0.57%
—NOTANOTA1,031
0.41%
16Nitika KumariFemale · 26 yrsIndependent807
0.32%
17Sunil KumarMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent696
0.28%
18Anup KumarMale · 40 yrsIndependent686
0.27%
19Anil RayMale · 47 yrsIndependent427
0.17%
20Sukhdev YadavMale · 63 yrsNCP330
0.13%
Past results

The seat changed hands: IND won in 2019, BJP in 2024.

0%10%20%30%40%2009201420192024BJP 32.8%JMM 31.3%JVM 15.8%SP 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Amit Kumar YadavBJP · 32.8% · margin 3,660Turnout64.4%
2014Janki Prasad YadavJVM · 32.5% · margin 8,207Turnout64.5%
2009Amit Kumar YadavBJP · 27.8% · margin 9,368Turnout60.3%
2019Amit Kumar Yadav S/o-Chitranjan YadavIndependent · 34.3% · margin 24,812Turnout62.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Barkatha result 2019

Barkatha 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Amit Kumar Yadav S/o-Chitranjan YadavIndependent72,572
34.29%
2Janki Prasad YadavBJP47,760
22.57%
3Bateshwar Prasad MehtaJVM33,526
15.84%
4Mohammad Asraf AnsariAIMIM18,416
8.70%
5Diganbar Kumar MehtaCPI5,634
2.66%
6Ramchandra PrasadIndependent5,323
2.52%
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7Mohammad Khalid KhalilRJD4,867
2.30%
8Pradeep Kumar MehtaAJSUP3,677
1.74%
9Ram PrasadIndependent3,094
1.46%
10Ashok KumarBALP2,810
1.33%
11Tuklal NayakBSP2,476
1.17%
12Md IbrahimCPI(ML)(L)2,210
1.04%
13Anil RayIndependent1,955
0.92%
—NOTANOTA1,419
0.67%
14Gautam KumarIndependent1,236
0.58%
15Amit Kumar Yadav S/o-Rajdev YadavIndependent1,177
0.56%
16Mahesh Kumar YadavAAP1,108
0.52%
17Om Prakash MehtaIndependent917
0.43%
18Vinod Kumar MehtaIndependent523
0.25%
19Sanjay YadavIndependent505
0.24%
20Sukhdeo YadavIndependent413
0.20%

Barkatha result 2014

Barkatha 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Janki Prasad YadavJVM63,336
32.53%
2Amit Kumar YadavBJP55,129
28.31%
3Digamber Kumar MehtaJMM19,282
9.90%
4Bateshwer Pd. MehtaJD(U)17,183
8.82%
5Mohammad Asraf AnsariNCP8,101
4.16%
6Mahadeo RamCPI6,651
3.42%
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7Rajendra PrasadJKP6,592
3.39%
—NOTANOTA5,140
2.64%
8Alakhdeo SinghSP2,964
1.52%
9Sukhdeo YadavIndependent2,683
1.38%
10Shyam Deo YadavCPI(ML)(L)2,671
1.37%
11Munshi Prasad ManjhiIndependent2,109
1.08%
12Tuklal NayakIndependent1,963
1.01%
13Sanjay KumarBSP912
0.47%

Barkatha result 2009

Barkatha 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Amit Kumar YadavBJP39,485
27.79%
2Janki Pr YadavJVM30,117
21.20%
3Digambar Ku. MehtaSP21,119
14.87%
4Jai Shankar PathakINC11,493
8.09%
5Kamal Nayan SinghJMM9,769
6.88%
6Bhuvneshwar Prasad MehtaCPI7,321
5.15%
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7Ram Kishor MehtaIndependent5,127
3.61%
8Basudeo YadavCPI(ML)(L)3,112
2.19%
9Ashok KapardarBSP2,533
1.78%
10Mahendra DasIndependent2,348
1.65%
11Ramswarup SinghIndependent1,869
1.32%
12Pramila WarnwalTMC1,768
1.24%
13Faiyaz KhanAJSUP1,623
1.14%
14Bhim GoswamiIndependent1,354
0.95%
15Prabil MehtaIndependent1,082
0.76%
16Nemdhari MahtoIndependent1,064
0.75%
17Samim KhanBSA878
0.62%
Map

Barkatha 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 Kodarma district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

JMMBJPINCRJDCPI(ML)(L)AJSUPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Barkatha is one of the assembly segments of Kodarma. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kodarma candidates.

  • Annpurna DeviBJP1,52,750 67.1%
  • Vinod Kumar SinghCPI(ML)(L)55,874 24.6%
  • Manoj KumarIndependent5,119 2.2%
  • Sitan RabidasBSP2,528 1.1%
  • Jai Prakash VermaIndependent2,393 1.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 96,876 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barkatha.

Who won the Barkatha assembly seat in 2024?

Amit Kumar Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Barkatha in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 82,221 votes, which was 32.77% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Barkatha?

The margin was 3,660 votes (1.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Janki Prasad Yadav of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with 78,561 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Barkatha in 2024?

Turnout was 64.44%: 2,50,994 of 3,89,481 registered electors voted, across 470 polling stations. That is 1.9 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barkatha part of?

Barkatha is an assembly segment of the Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Annpurna Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Barkatha a reserved constituency?

No. Barkatha is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Barkatha?

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.

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