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Barhi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India
Barhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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| Constituency No. 21 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| LS constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Established | 2000 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Barhi police station in Hazaribagh district and Chauparan police station in Hazaribagh district.[1]
Barhi assembly constituency is part of Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency). There are four blocks under the jurisdiction of Barhi Assembly constituency- Barhi, Chauparan, Padma in Hazaribagh district and Chandwara in Koderma district. Two new administrative blocks (Padma and Chandwara) were created during the 1990s when Ram Lakhan Singh was the MLA of the constituency. The constituency covers 64 panchyats under these four blocks- Barhi (20 panchayats), Chauparan (26 panchayats), Padma (8 Panchayats) and Chadwara (10 panchayats). Entire Barhi constituency is divided into 318 polling booths.[2]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | Umashankar Akela | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019 | Umashankar Akela | ||
Umashankar Akela of BJP won in the Barhi assembly constituency defeating Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress in 2009.[3] Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress defeated Umashankar Akela representing SP in 2005, and Mahaveer Sahu of BJP in 2000 and 1995. Ram Lakhan Singh of CPI defeated Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress in 1990. Niranjan Prasad Singh of Congress defeated Ram Lakhan Singh of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Lalita Rajya Lakshmi of Janata Party defeated Matinul Hasan of Congress in 1977.[4][5]
Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Umashankar Akela | 84,358 | 46.78% |  13.65 | |
| BJP | Manoj Yadav | 72,987 | 40.48% | 11.40 | |
| JVM(P) | Arbind Kumar | 4,282 | 2.37% |  0.98 | |
| Independent | Mo. Seraj | 3,686 | 2.04% | New | |
| Independent | Bipin Kumar Sinha | 2,451 | 1.36% | New | |
| CPI | Ramanuj Kumar | 2,219 | 1.23% | 0.72 | |
| BSP | Md. Jamal Uddin | 2,032 | 1.13% | 0.55 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,898 | 1.05% | 1.03 | |
| Independent | Manoj Kumar Paswan | 1,474 | 0.82% | New | |
| AITC | Rajeev Ranjan | 1,327 | 0.74% | New | |
| Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | Digamber Bhuiya | 984 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,371 | 6.31% | 2.25 | ||
| Turnout | 1,80,319 | 62.63% | 3.73 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,87,892 | 9.49 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.65 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Yadav | 57,818 | 33.13% | 7.13 | |
| BJP | Umashankar Akela | 50,733 | 29.07% | 17.46 | |
| JMM | Sabi Devi | 39,255 | 22.50% | 19.87 | |
| JVM(P) | Yogendra Pratap | 5,857 | 3.36% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,629 | 2.08% | New | |
| CPI | Manju Gautam | 3,412 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | Basudeo Paswan | 3,087 | 1.77% | New | |
| BSP | Santosh Ravidas | 2,918 | 1.67% | 0.56 | |
| Independent | Rajendra Rajak | 1,362 | 0.78% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ranjit Kumar | 1,357 | 0.78% | New | |
| Independent | Gautam Kumar Yadav | 1,223 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,085 | 4.06% | 2.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,74,503 | 66.37% | 4.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,62,939 | 26.97 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.40 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umashankar Akela | 60,044 | 46.53% | 42.96 | |
| INC | Manoj Yadav | 51,959 | 40.27% | 5.79 | |
| Independent | Hari Mehta | 3,482 | 2.70% | New | |
| JMM | Binod Kumar | 3,391 | 2.63% | New | |
| BSP | Md. Moinuddin Ahmed | 2,885 | 2.24% | 1.31 | |
| AJSU | Akhtar Ali | 1,699 | 1.32% | New | |
| Independent | Paras Sharan Deo | 1,591 | 1.23% | New | |
| LJP | Vasudeo Paswan | 1,139 | 0.88% | New | |
| Independent | Fagu Ram | 1,127 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,085 | 6.27% | 0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 1,29,034 | 62.31% | 0.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,07,089 | 2.14 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.48 |
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Yadav | 58,313 | 46.06% | 21.20 | |
| SP | Umashankar Akela | 49,990 | 39.48% | New | |
| BJP | Kamta Prasad Agrawal | 4,525 | 3.57% | 14.98 | |
| BSP | Basudeo Paswan | 4,491 | 3.55% | 1.57 | |
| Independent | Ranjit Kumar | 2,406 | 1.90% | New | |
| Independent | Deepak Kumar | 1,755 | 1.39% | New | |
| AD | Abdul Razak Ansari | 1,483 | 1.17% | New | |
| Independent | Badri Gope | 1,158 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | Narendra Kumar | 722 | 0.57% | New | |
| Independent | Fagu Ram | 644 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,323 | 6.57% | 42.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,613 | 62.45% | 5.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,02,742 | 27.18 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 21.20 |
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Yadav | 72,443 | 67.25% | New | |
| BJP | Mahaveer Sahu | 19,983 | 18.55% | New | |
| CPI | Krishna Kumar | 5,878 | 5.46% | New | |
| Independent | Umashankar Akela | 3,750 | 3.48% | New | |
| BSP | Basudeo Paswan | 2,129 | 1.98% | New | |
| RJD | Girdhari Lal Yadav | 1,720 | 1.60% | New | |
| JPP | Santosh Sahay | 562 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 52,460 | 48.70% | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,720 | 68.78% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,59,415 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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