Barhi

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Barhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Barhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview

Barhi police station in Hazaribagh district and Chauparan police station in Hazaribagh district.

Barhi assembly constituency is part of Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency). There are four blocks under the jurisdiction of Barhi Assembly Constituency- Barhi, Chauparan, Padma in Hazaribagh district and Chandwara in Koderma district. Two new administrative blocks (Padma and Chandwara) were created during the 1990s when Ram Lakhan Singh was the MLA of the constituency. The constituency covers 64 panchyats under these four blocks- Barhi (20 panchayats), Chauparan (26 panchayats), Padma (8 Panchayats) and Chadwara (10 panchayats). Entire Barhi constituency is divided into 318 polling booths.

Members of Assembly

Election results

Umashankar Akela of BJP won in the Barhi assembly constituency defeating Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress in 2009. Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress defeated Umashankar Akela representing SP in 2005, and Mahaveer Sahu of BJP in 2000 and 1995. Ram Lakhan Singh of CPI defeated Manoj Kumar Yadav of Congress in 1990. Niranjan Prasad Singh of Congress defeated Ram Lakhan Singh of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Lalita Rajya Lakshmi of Janata Party defeated Matinul Hasan of Congress in 1977.

Barhi (community development block)

Barhi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barhi subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Barhi is located at 24°18′N 85°25′E / 24.3°N 85.42°E / 24.3; 85.42. It has an average elevation of 374 metres (1,227 ft).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Barhi CD Block had a total population of 131,669, of which 111,544 were rural and 20,125 were urban. There were 67,918 males and 63,751 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 22,696 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 3,513.

Barhi and Konra are census towns in Barhi CD Block.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Barhi CD Block was 73,904 out of which 44,398 were males and 29,506 were females.

Transportation

The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing Rs. 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015. The railway line passes through the Barhi CD Block and there is a station at Barhi.