| Type: | SLA |
| Reservation: | None |
| Barkatha | |
| Loksabha Cons: | Kodarma |
| Established: | 1977 |
| District: | Hazaribagh |
| Latest Election Year: | 2019 |
| Mla: | Amit Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency No: | 20 |
Barkatha Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Barkatha Assembly constituency covers: Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.[1]
Barkatha assembly constituency is part of Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Earlier Barkatha constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sukhdeo Yadav | ||
| 1980 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | ||
| 1985 | Lambodar Pathak | ||
| 1990 | Khagendra Prasad | ||
| 2000 | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | ||
On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chitranjan Yadav | ||
| 2009 | Amit Kumar Yadav | ||
| 2014 | Janki Prasad Yadav | ||
| 2019 | Amit Kumar Yadav[3] | ||
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