# Barhi Assembly constituency

Barhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Overview

Barhi police station in Hazaribagh district and Chauparan police station in Hazaribagh district.
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.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Rameshwar Prasad Mahato | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1957 | Rameshwar Prasad Mahato | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1962 | Kamakhya Narain Singh | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | I. J. N. Singh | Jan Kranti Dal |
| 1969 | I. J. N. Singh | Janata Party |
| 1972 | Rameshwar Prasad Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Lalita Rajya Lakshmi | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Niranjan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Niranjan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Ram Lakhan Sinha | Communist Party of India |
| 1995 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Umashankar Akela | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Manoj Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Umashankar Akela | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Manoj Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manoj Yadav | 113,274 | 51.09% | 10.62 |
| | INC | Arun Sahu | 63,983 | 28.86% | 17.92 |
| | SP | Umashankar Akela | 23,629 | 10.66% | New |
| | JLKM | Krishn Kumar Yadav | 4,897 | 2.21% | New |
| | Independent | Ramashish Singh | 3,056 | 1.38% | New |
| | Independent | Avinash Kumar | 2,352 | 1.06% | New |
| | Independent | Virju Paswan | 2,273 | 1.03% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,508 | 0.68% | 0.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,291 | 22.23% | 15.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,21,693 | 66.15% | 3.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,35,144 | | 16.41 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.31 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | 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 | None of the Above | 1,898 | 1.05% | 1.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,371 | 6.31% | 2.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,80,319 | 62.63% | 3.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,87,892 | | 9.49 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.65 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,629 | 2.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,085 | 4.06% | 2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,74,503 | 66.37% | 4.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,62,939 | | 26.97 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.40 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | 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 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,085 | 6.27% | 0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,034 | 62.31% | 0.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,07,089 | | 2.14 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.48 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | 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 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,323 | 6.57% | 42.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,613 | 62.45% | 5.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,02,742 | | 27.18 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 21.20 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barhi :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,460 | 48.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,720 | 68.78% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,59,415 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |