Barhait Assembly constituency

Barhait
Barhait
Constituency No. 3 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahebganj
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Established	2000
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Hemant Soren; Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Party	JMM
Alliance	[[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)\|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Hemlal Murmu; JMM

24°53′20″N 87°36′26″E / 24.88889°N 87.60722°E / 24.88889; 87.60722 Barhait Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1]^[2] Chief minister of state represents this constituency.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Barhait Assembly constituency covers: Barhait and Ranga Police Stations in Sahebganj district; and Sundarpahari Police Station and Rajabhita, Kero, Kairasol, Bara Telo and Barapipra gram panchayats in Boarijar Police station in Godda district.^[3]

This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.^[3]

Barhait Assembly constituency is part of Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election	Member
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist
1957	Babulal Tudu	Jharkhand Party
1962	Babulal Tudu	Janata Party
1967	Masih Soren	Independent
1969		Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand
1972		Independent
1977	Parmeshwar Hembrom	Janata Party
1980	Thomas Hansda	Indian National Congress
1985	Thomas Hansda
1990	Hemlal Murmu	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1995
2000
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Thomas Soren	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Hemlal Murmu
2014	Hemant Soren
2019
2024

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Hemant Soren	95,612	58.95%	5.46
	BJP	Gamliyel Hembrom	55,821	34.42%	0.40
	Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha	Thomas Soren	2,181	1.34%	New
	Independent	Sebastion Hembrom	1,781	1.10%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,469	2.14%	0.28
Margin of victory			39,791	24.53%	5.86
Turnout			1,62,197	71.81%	1.29
Registered electors			2,25,885		15.57
	JMM hold		Swing	5.46

Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Hemant Soren	73,725	53.49%	7.32
	BJP	Simon Malto	47,985	34.82%	6.43
	JVM(P)	Hopna Tudu	2,622	1.90%	8.56
	AJSU	Gamliyel Hembrom	2,573	1.87%	New
	LJP	Samuel Kumar Maraiya	1,844	1.34%	New
	Independent	Lili Hansda	1,302	0.94%	New
	Independent	Barnard Hembrom	1,209	0.88%	New
	NOTA	Nota	2,566	1.86%	0.04
Margin of victory			25,740	18.68%	0.88
Turnout			1,37,822	70.51%	2.39
Registered electors			1,95,453		5.25
	JMM hold		Swing	7.32

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Hemant Soren	62,515	46.18%	6.14
	BJP	Hemlal Murmu	38,428	28.38%	19.03
	JVM(P)	Simon Malto	14,161	10.46%	New
	INC	Monika Kisku	7,151	5.28%	New
	CPI(M)	Sanatan Murmu	3,555	2.63%	New
	Independent	Mangal Hansda	1,274	0.94%	New
	Independent	Chhoto Hansda	1,270	0.94%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,462	1.82%	New
Margin of victory			24,087	17.79%	2.24
Turnout			1,35,382	72.90%	12.34
Registered electors			1,85,700		10.86
	JMM hold		Swing	6.14

Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Hemlal Murmu	40,621	40.04%	5.88
	Independent	Vijay Hansdak	20,303	20.01%	New
	Independent	Simon Malto	14,163	13.96%	New
	BJP	Manoj Murmu	9,490	9.35%	21.66
	Independent	Thomas Soren	5,278	5.20%	New
	Jharkhand Party	Michael Marandi	3,109	3.06%	New
	RJD	Choto Hansda	2,224	2.19%	New
Margin of victory			20,318	20.03%	5.13
Turnout			1,01,448	60.56%	3.82
Registered electors			1,67,515		3.09
	JMM hold		Swing	5.88

Assembly Election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Thomas Soren	42,332	45.92%	21.65
	BJP	Simon Malto	28,593	31.02%	29.18
	Independent	Samuel Murmu	3,893	4.22%	New
	CPI	Ram Charan Kisku	2,741	2.97%	New
	Independent	Chhoto Hansda	2,221	2.41%	New
	Independent	Jarman Baski	2,111	2.29%	New
	BSP	Mary Baski	2,103	2.28%	New
Margin of victory			13,739	14.90%	23.78
Turnout			92,190	56.74%	11.89
Registered electors			1,62,489		13.13
	JMM hold		Swing	21.65

Assembly Election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Hemlal Murmu	66,599	67.56%	*New*
	INC	Lourens Hansda	28,473	28.89%	New
	BJP	Masih Soren	1,807	1.83%	New
	RJD	Gyan Deo Tudu	524	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			38,126	38.68%
Turnout			98,572	69.47%
Registered electors			1,43,92
	JMM win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[jhceo-1] "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[delimitation2008-2] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[delimitation-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[4] Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[5] "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[6] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[7] "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[8] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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