Latehar Assembly Constituency
Latehar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. And after partition from Bihar, new state Jharkhand came into existence on 15 November 2000 and Latehar Vidhansabha came under Jharkhand.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
Before 1957: see Latehar cum Manatu constituency
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| 1957 | John Munzani | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | |
| Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo | |||
| 1962 | John Munzani | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | T. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Jamuna Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Vijoy Virendra Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
1977-80: Constituency did not exist
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| 1980 | Indra Nath Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Haridarshan Ram | ||
| 1990 | Ramdeo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Baljit Ram | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Baidyanath Ram | Janata Dal (United) | |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Prakash Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2009 | Baidyanath Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Prakash Ram | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha | |
| 2019 | Baidyanath Ram | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2024 | Prakash Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prakash Ram | 98,062 | 44.74% |  11.66
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| JMM | Baidyanath Ram | 97,628 | 44.54% | 2.49
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| JLKM | Santosh Kumar Paswan | 4,295 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | Rakesh Paswan | 3,745 | 1.71% | New | |
| BSP | Prakash Kumar Ravi | 2,678 | 1.22% |  0.51
| |
| Independent | Shrawan Paswan | 2,426 | 1.11% | New | |
| API | Brahamdev Ram | 2,386 | 1.09% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,518 | 2.06% | 0.96
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| Margin of victory | 434 | 0.20% | 8.78
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| Turnout | 2,19,204 | 71.12% | 3.68
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| Registered electors | 3,08,236 | 14.23
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| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 2.69
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Baidyanath Ram | 76,507 | 42.04% | 27.67
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| BJP | Prakash Ram | 60,179 | 33.07% | 5.35
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| Independent | Santosh Kumar Paswan | 15,985 | 8.78% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Aman Kumar Bhogta | 8,700 | 4.78% | 39.66
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| Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 4,278 | 2.35% | New | |
| BSP | Ramesh Ganjhu | 3,143 | 1.73% | 0.65
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| Independent | Virendra Paswan | 1,827 | 1.00% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,503 | 3.02% | 0.36
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| Margin of victory | 16,328 | 8.97% | 7.75
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| Turnout | 1,81,967 | 67.44% | 1.27
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| Registered electors | 2,69,835 | 11.47
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| JMM gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 2.40
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVM(P) | Prakash Ram | 71,189 | 44.45% | New | |
| BJP | Brajmohan Ram | 44,402 | 27.72% | 5.14
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| JMM | Mohan Ganjhu | 23,022 | 14.37% | 4.78
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| RJD | Vijay Kumar | 4,916 | 3.07% | 29.38
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| BSP | Digambar Ram | 3,806 | 2.38% | 0.66
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| CPI | Shravan Kumar | 2,751 | 1.72% | New | |
| JBSP | Tulsi Ram | 2,219 | 1.39% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,270 | 2.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,787 | 16.72% | 16.31
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| Turnout | 1,60,170 | 66.17% | 4.96
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| Registered electors | 2,42,068 | 41.04
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| JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 11.58
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Baidyanath Ram | 34,522 | 32.86% | New | |
| RJD | Prakash Ram | 34,084 | 32.44% | 18.69
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| JMM | Ramdeo Ganjhu | 10,076 | 9.59% | 0.22
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| INC | Suresh Ram | 7,865 | 7.49% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnath Ganjhu | 5,999 | 5.71% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Ratan Baspati | 3,731 | 3.55% | New | |
| BSP | Yugal Kishor Ram | 3,189 | 3.04% | 1.83
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| Margin of victory | 438 | 0.42% | 3.53
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| Turnout | 1,05,054 | 61.21% | 4.00
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| Registered electors | 1,71,628 | 28.24
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| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 19.11
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Prakash Ram | 18,819 | 13.75% | 6.24
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| JMM | Ramdev Ganjhu | 13,421 | 9.81% | 6.94
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| JD(U) | Baidyanath Ram | 13,040 | 9.53% | 21.65
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| Independent | Phulchand Ganjhu | 9,411 | 6.88% | New | |
| Independent | Shyam Ram | 3,441 | 2.51% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Sevak Baitha | 3,215 | 2.35% | New | |
| BSP | Bigu Mochi | 1,643 | 1.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,398 | 3.95% | 7.24
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| Turnout | 1,36,824 | 57.21% | 40.54
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| Registered electors | 2,39,166 | 60.68
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| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | 17.42
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Baidyanath Ram | 7,734 | 31.18% | New | |
| RJD | Prakash Ram | 4,960 | 19.99% | New | |
| BJP | Baljeet Ram | 4,518 | 18.21% | New | |
| JMM | Ramdeo Ganjhu | 4,154 | 16.75% | New | |
| INC | Lakshman Prasad Ganjhu | 1,802 | 7.26% | New | |
| CPI | Shankar Baitha | 597 | 2.41% | New | |
| Independent | Parra Nayak | 483 | 1.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,774 | 11.18% | |||
| Turnout | 24,807 | 16.97% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,48,848 | ||||
| JD(U) win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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