Barh Assembly

 

 

Barh town is located on the banks of Ganga river and is famous for NTPC thermal power project. Barh is a Janata Dal (United) stronghold. It is the oldest sub-division in Bihar.

 

 

 

Barh Assembly constituency profile:

 

 

 

Blocks & Gram Panchayats: CD Blocks Athmalgola, Belchhi & Barh; Gram Panchayats Dhiwar, Parsawan, Goasa Shekhpura & Bihari Bigha of Pandarak CD Block

 

 

District: Patna Zilla Panchayat

 

 

Parliament segment: Munger Lok Sabha constituency

 

 

Politically dominant groups:

 

 

Famous personalities: Nitish Kumar (Former Barh Lok Sabha member & Bihar chief minister) and

 

 

 

Barh Assembly Election Results:

 

 

 

2010 Assembly elections results:

 

 

Election Result: JD (U) may easily retain this seat.

 

 

Candidate Name	Party	Votes
Total Votes
Polled votes
	JD (U)
	RJD
	Congress

 

 

 

2009 Lok Sabha elections: Barh Assembly:

 

 

 

Election Result: JD (U) Parliament candidate got massive 17,903 votes majority over RJD candidate in this bastion.

 

 

Political Party	Percentage	Votes
Total Votes:
Polled votes:		86,246
Janatal (United)		45,884
Rashtriya Janata Dal		27,981
Congress		3,050
BJJD		944
Radhika Raman Singh		1,097

 

 

 

2005 October Barh Assembly elections results:

 

 

Election Result: Janata Dal (U) candidate Gyanendra Kumar Singh defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Anil Kumar Singh by a margin of 13,636 votes.

 

 

Candidate Name	Party	Votes
Total Votes
Polled votes
Gyanendra Kumar Singh	JD (U)	37,667 (41.6%)
Anil Kumar Singh	RJD	24,031 (26.5%)
Sheela Devi	LJP	16,619 (18.3%)
Lala Das	BSP	2,160 (2.4%)

 

 

 

Barh Assembly segment election history:

 

 

 

Year	Winner	Loser	Majority
2015
2010
2005	Gyanendra Kumar Singh (JD U)	Anil Kumar Singh (RJD)	13,636
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