Barhait (ST) Assembly Constituency




Barhait Assembly Constituency is one of the 82 assembly constituencies in the state of Jharkhand.

Barhait comes under the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. It is one of the three assembly constituencies in the district.

It comes under the Rajmahal Lok Sabha Constituency.

This assembly constituency was established in the year 2000.

Barhiat assembly seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. 

The percentage of SC and ST voters are 4.2% and 60.88% respectively.

It is majorly a rural constituency. 95% of the population resides in rural areas and the urban population is only 5% .

Hindus are around 85% of the total population the remaining 15% are Muslims.

Hemant Soren is the elected Member of Legislative assembly from this constituency. 

Hemant Soren , MLA Barhait




Hemant Soren is elected from Barhait constituency.

Earlier he represented the Dumka assembly constituency and was elected from there from 2009 -2014 and 2019-2020.

He is serving as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand state. 

He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 31st January 2024. He was granted bail on 28th June, 2024.