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Winner — 2024
AMIT KUMAR YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.8%JMM 31.3%19 others 35.9%
Votes
82,221
32.8% share
Winning margin
3,660
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
64.4%
of 3,89,481
Barkatha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 3,660 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
9 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIT KUMAR YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 82,221 | 32.8% |
| 2 | JANKI PRASAD YADAV | 78,561 | 31.3% | |
| 3 | BATESHWER PD. MEHTA | IND | 39,524 | 15.8% |
| 4 | KUMKUM DEVI | LKHAP | 12,516 | 5.0% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA PRASAD | JLKM | 7,878 | 3.1% |
| 6 | RAMCHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 4,387 | 1.8% |
| 7 | RAJKUMAR PASWAN | IND | 4,093 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SURENDRA PRASAD MODI | IND | 3,975 | 1.6% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR YADAV | 2,364 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | SAMSHAD ALAM | IND | 2,342 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SARYU PRASAD VERMA | 2,179 | 0.9% | |
| 12 | MAHADEO RAM | 2,126 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | UMESH KUMAR YADAV | ASPKR | 1,822 | 0.7% |
| 14 | SUJEET KUMAR | IND | 1,504 | 0.6% |
| 15 | CHANDRAKANT PANDEY | IND | 1,436 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,031 | 0.4% |
| 17 | NITIKA KUMARI | IND | 807 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 696 | 0.3% |
| 19 | ANUP KUMAR | IND | 686 | 0.3% |
| 20 | ANIL RAY | IND | 427 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SUKHDEV YADAV | 330 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.5% · max 11.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
64th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
74th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.8%JMM 31.3%IND 15.8%OTH 19.8%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
9/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.81 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,34,495
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,555 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population7.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.6%Muslim 16.2%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation19.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated70.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance55.0%
What's nearby?
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