# Barkagaon Assembly constituency

Barkagaon Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand under Hazaribagh district. It consists of three blocks namely Barkagaon, Keredari and Patratu.
Indian National Congress MLAs in Jharkhand claimed that their colleague, Barkagaon's current MLA Nirmala Devi, was arrested on 25 August 2015 for a murder in the Hazaribagh district 9 days before. Fellow MLA, Irfan Ansari of Jamtara constituency, condemned the arrest, alleging that the government is trying to attack INC legislators by falsely accusing them of crimes they never committed. Its come under Hazaribagh district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Kamakhya Narain Singh | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1957 | Shashank Manjari | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1962 | Shashank Manjari | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Mahesh Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Mahesh Ram | Janata Party |
| 1972 | Mahesh Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1977 | Kailash Pati Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ramendra Kumar | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Ramendra Kumar | Communist Party of India |
| 1990 | Ramendra Kumar | Communist Party of India |
| 1995 | Loknath Mahto | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Loknath Mahto | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Loknath Mahto | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Yogendra Sao | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Nirmala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Amba Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Roshan Lal Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Roshan Lal Choudhary | 124,468 | 46.85% | 32.67 |
| | INC | Amba Prasad | 93,075 | 35.03% | 9.09 |
| | JLKM | Baleshwar Kumar | 26,867 | 10.11% | New |
| | Independent | Aman Kumar | 2,668 | 1.00% | New |
| | CPI | Aniruddh Kumar | 2,385 | 0.90% | 0.31 |
| | AIMIM | Md Shamim Miyan | 1,643 | 0.62% | 0.73 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan) | Sohar Mahto | 1,638 | 0.62% | 0.81 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,179 | 0.44% | 0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,393 | 11.82% | 2.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,65,680 | 68.82% | 3.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,86,072 | | 13.34 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.72 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amba Prasad | 98,862 | 44.13% | 14.89 |
| | AJSU | Roshan Lal Choudhary | 67,348 | 30.06% | 1.02 |
| | BJP | Loknath Mahto | 31,761 | 14.18% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Durga Charan Prasad | 3,347 | 1.49% | 5.63 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan) | Suresh Mahto | 3,205 | 1.43% | New |
| | AIMIM | Pritam Singh | 3,022 | 1.35% | New |
| | CPI | Mithilesh Kumar Dangi | 2,710 | 1.21% | 6.66 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 960 | 0.43% | 0.52 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,514 | 14.07% | 13.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,24,045 | 65.77% | 0.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,40,643 | | 6.12 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 14.89 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nirmala Devi | 61,817 | 29.24% | 3.40 |
| | AJSU | Roshan Lal Chaudhary | 61,406 | 29.04% | 11.05 |
| | JMM | Sanjeev Kumar | 32,496 | 15.37% | 3.35 |
| | CPI | Ramendra Kumar | 16,631 | 7.87% | 0.97 |
| | JVM(P) | Shivlal Mahto | 15,068 | 7.13% | New |
| | BSP | Deepak Kumar Das | 3,851 | 1.82% | New |
| | Independent | Kartik Mahto | 3,122 | 1.48% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,002 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 411 | 0.19% | 0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,447 | 65.87% | 11.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,21,008 | | 17.49 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.40 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Yogendra Sao | 38,683 | 25.83% | 6.79 |
| | BJP | Loknath Mahto | 37,319 | 24.92% | 4.22 |
| | AJSU | Roshan Lal Choudhary | 26,945 | 17.99% | New |
| | JMM | Sanjeev Kumar | 17,990 | 12.01% | 2.31 |
| | CPI | Bindhyachal | 10,329 | 6.90% | 7.89 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Quamuddin Ansari | 2,269 | 1.52% | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Krishna Oraon | 1,897 | 1.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,364 | 0.91% | 9.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,740 | 54.80% | 4.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,73,225 | | 0.73 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.31 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Loknath Mahto | 47,283 | 29.14% | 6.77 |
| | INC | Yogendra Sao | 30,902 | 19.05% | 12.98 |
| | CPI | Ramendra Kumar | 23,992 | 14.79% | 11.84 |
| | Independent | Shivlal Mahto | 18,258 | 11.25% | New |
| | JMM | Sanjeev Kumar | 15,751 | 9.71% | 2.80 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Pairu Pratap Ram | 3,254 | 2.01% | 0.62 |
| | BSP | Darshan Ganjhu | 3,233 | 1.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,381 | 10.10% | 0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,246 | 58.95% | 11.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,75,221 | | 14.05 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.77 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Barkagaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Loknath Mahto | 40,921 | 35.91% | New |
| | CPI | Puran Ram Shahu | 30,342 | 26.63% | New |
| | Marxist Co-Ordination | Mithilesh Kumar Singh | 10,882 | 9.55% | New |
| | JMM | Shivlal Mahto | 7,876 | 6.91% | New |
| | RJD | Girdhari Gope | 7,860 | 6.90% | New |
| | INC | Idris Ansari | 6,908 | 6.06% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Guni Ouran | 2,993 | 2.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,579 | 9.28% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,955 | 47.92% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,41,318 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |