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They served as MLA after the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly election. View their verified record and rate their past performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Umashankar Akela?\n\nUmashankar Akela was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Barhi in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. According to ADR\u002FMyNeta election winners lists, they served as MLA after the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly election. Their party affiliation on record is the Indian National Congress (INC). Umashankar Akela is not a sitting MLA today.\n\n## Rate Umashankar Akela: Neta Trust Score\n\n Umashankar Akela has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this former MLA's record.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. For a former member it reflects how citizens rate the work done while in office. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Terms served\n\n- 2019: elected MLA from BARHI (INC)\n- Only terms confirmed in the sources listed below are shown; other career events are not included.\n\n## Assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in their 2019 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 50,32,762 (about Rs 50.3 lakh)\n- Total liabilities: Nil\n- Criminal cases declared: 5\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing, not today.\n\n## Neta Updates from Umashankar Akela\n\nNeta Updates appear on this profile only once Umashankar Akela or their office subscribes to the NetaSampark Leader module. No updates have been posted yet.\n\n · Are you Umashankar Akela or their office?\n\n## Know your neta\n\n- Barhi constituency page → \u002Fconstituencies\u002Fjharkhand\u002Fbarhi\n- Current and former Jharkhand MLAs → \u002Fstates\u002Fjharkhand\u002Fmlas\n- Compare Jharkhand representatives by Neta Trust Score → \u002Frankings\u002Fjharkhand\n- Indian National Congress (INC) representatives → \u002Fparties\u002Finc\n\n## Sources\n\nADR\u002FMyNeta state assembly election winners lists and affidavits. 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