Barhait Assembly constituency

Barhait
Barhait
Constituency No. 3 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahebganj
LS constituency	Rajmahal
Established	2000
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Hemant Soren; Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Party	JMM
Alliance	I.N.D.I.A.
Elected year	2019
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]

Overview

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

Election	Member
2005	Thomas Soren	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Hemlal Murmu
2014	Hemant Soren
2019	Hemant Soren

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait
Party		Candidate	Votes
	JMM	Hemant Soren
	BJP	Gamaliel Hembrom
Margin of victory
Turnout
			Swing

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[4]
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
	NOTA	Nota	2,566	1.86	0.04
	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
	Independent	Mary Nisha Hansdak	971	0.70	New
	AITC	Sheela Tudu	891	0.65	New
	Peoples Party of India (Democratic)	Chandu Soren	795	0.58	New
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

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait
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	3.23
	CPI(M)	Sanatan Murmu	3,555	2.63	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,462	1.82	New
	Independent	Mangal Hansda	1,274	0.94	New
	Independent	Chhoto Hansda	1,270	0.94	New
	BMP	Kalda Tudu	1,237	0.91	New
	Independent	Nilan Soren	1,187	0.88	New
	Shivsena	Budan Hembram	1,088	0.80	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

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait^[5]
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
	INC	Piyus Soren	2,084	2.05	New
	Independent	Tonol Kisku	1,071	1.06	New
	AITC	Beena Pani Hansda	847	0.83	New
	Samata Party	Samson Tudu	771	0.76	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

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhait
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
	Independent	Lowrence Hansda	1,740	1.89	New
	Shivsena	Churka Murmu	1,396	1.51	New
	Independent	Rajesh Baski	1,164	1.26	New
	Independent	Marianus Marandi	1,063	1.15	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

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barhait
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			1,43,627
	JMM win (new seat)

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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

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

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