Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Hemant Soren took an early lead from the Barhait assembly constituency. He is leading by over 2,000 votes, election commission data shows. Also read: Election results 2024 Barhait (ST) Assembly constituency is one of the 81 constituencies in Jharkhand,

Soren had to resign as the CM shortly before his arrest on Jan. 31 in a money laundering case. He was released from jail on June 28 after being granted bail by the high court.

There is a direct poll fight between Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and state chief minister Hemant Soren and BJP candidate Gamliyel Hembrom on the Barhait seat.

Barhait is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Santhals and Pahadias make up 71% of the electorate, apart from Muslims (10%), in the region. Hembram contested against Soren in the 2019 polls on an AJSU ticket,

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was leading in the Barhait assembly constituency by a margin of 4,921 votes over BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom. In 2019, Soren contested two seats -- Barhait and Dumka -- and won both by a margin of 25,

The JMM-led INDIA bloc is poised to form the next government in Jharkhand, having crossed the majority mark of 41 seats in the 2024 Assembly elections. Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren,

Champai Soren rose to prominence as a stalwart of the JMM and was once considered close to the party’s patriarch, Shibu Soren, fondly referred to as "Guruji".