# Barkatha Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

Barkatha Assembly constituency covers: Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.
Barkatha assembly constituency is part of Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1977: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1977 | Sukhdeo Yadav | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Lambodar Pathak | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Khagendra Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | Communist Party of India |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Chitranjan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Amit Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Janki Prasad Yadav | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2019 | Amit Kumar Yadav | Independent politician |
| 2024 | Amit Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Yadav | 82,221 | 32.77% | 10.20 |
| | JMM | Janki Prasad Yadav | 78,561 | 31.31% | New |
| | Independent | Bateshwer Pd. Mehta | 39,524 | 15.75% | New |
| | Lokhit Adhikar Party | Kumkum Devi | 12,516 | 4.99% | New |
| | JLKM | Mahendra Prasad | 7,878 | 3.14% | New |
| | Independent | Ramchandra Prasad | 4,387 | 1.75% | New |
| | Independent | Rajkumar Paswan | 4,093 | 1.63% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,031 | 0.41% | 0.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,660 | 1.46% | 10.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,50,905 | 64.55% | 2.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,88,713 | | 14.76 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 1.52 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amit Kumar Yadav | 72,572 | 34.29% | New |
| | BJP | Janki Prasad Yadav | 47,760 | 22.57% | 5.73 |
| | JVM(P) | Bateshwar Prasad Mehta | 33,526 | 15.84% | 16.67 |
| | AIMIM | Mohammad Asraf Ansari | 18,416 | 8.70% | New |
| | CPI | Diganbar Kumar Mehta | 5,634 | 2.66% | 0.75 |
| | Independent | Ramchandra Prasad | 5,323 | 2.52% | New |
| | RJD | Mohammad Khalid Khalil | 4,867 | 2.30% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,419 | 0.67% | 1.97 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,812 | 11.72% | 7.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,618 | 62.48% | 2.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,38,721 | | 12.20 |
| | Independent gain from JVM(P) | Independent gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 1.78 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Janki Prasad Yadav | 63,336 | 32.51% | 11.31 |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Yadav | 55,129 | 28.30% | 0.51 |
| | JMM | Digamber Kumar Mehta | 19,282 | 9.90% | 3.02 |
| | JD(U) | Bateshwar Prasad Mehta | 17,183 | 8.82% | New |
| | NCP | Mohammad Asraf Ansari | 8,101 | 4.16% | New |
| | CPI | Mahadeo Ram | 6,651 | 3.41% | 1.74 |
| | Jharkhand Party | Rajendra Prasad | 6,592 | 3.38% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,140 | 2.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,207 | 4.21% | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,801 | 64.53% | 4.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,01,890 | | 28.07 |
| | JVM(P) gain from BJP | JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.72 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Yadav | 39,485 | 27.79% | 3.54 |
| | JVM(P) | Janki Prasad Yadav | 30,117 | 21.20% | New |
| | SP | Digamber Kumar Mehta | 21,119 | 14.87% | New |
| | INC | Jai Shankar Pathak | 11,493 | 8.09% | New |
| | JMM | Kamal Nayan Singh | 9,769 | 6.88% | 6.22 |
| | CPI | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | 7,321 | 5.15% | 2.53 |
| | Independent | Ram Kishor Mehta | 5,127 | 3.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,368 | 6.59% | 2.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,062 | 60.26% | 4.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,35,729 | | 0.80 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.54 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chitranjan Yadav | 37,052 | 24.25% | 3.59 |
| | Independent | Digamber Kumar Mehta | 30,129 | 19.72% | New |
| | RJD | Janki Prasad Yadav | 25,781 | 16.88% | 3.44 |
| | JMM | Kamal Nayan Singh | 20,006 | 13.09% | New |
| | CPI | Baleshwar Prasad | 11,741 | 7.69% | 20.91 |
| | Independent | Jaideo Chaudhary | 8,740 | 5.72% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Mahendra Das | 5,592 | 3.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,923 | 4.53% | 3.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,52,776 | 64.29% | 4.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,37,637 | | 22.57 |
| | BJP gain from CPI | BJP gain from CPI | Swing | 4.34 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barkatha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | 33,169 | 28.60% | New |
| | BJP | Khagendra Prasad | 32,294 | 27.84% | New |
| | RJD | Janki Prasad Yadav | 23,562 | 20.31% | New |
| | INC | Basudeo Yadav | 16,392 | 14.13% | New |
| | BSP | Tuklal Nayak | 5,493 | 4.74% | New |
| | NCP | Birbal Prasad Mehta | 2,863 | 2.47% | New |
| | Independent | Fuleshwar Ram | 1,497 | 1.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 875 | 0.75% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,989 | 60.79% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,93,875 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |