https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Latehar_Assembly_constituency Latehar Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T15:47:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Latehar_Assembly_constituency&diff=511910&oldid=prev Igornhx at 19:17, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:17:53Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | reservation = SC<br /> | name = Latehar<br /> | map_image = Latehar constituency map.svg<br /> | state = [[Jharkhand]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Chatra Lok Sabha constituency|Chatra]]<br /> | district = [[Latehar district|Latehar]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | mla = [[Prakash Ram]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|BJP}}<br /> | established = 2000<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:269835}}<br /> | constituency_no = 74<br /> }}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039; Latehar Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].&lt;ref name=jhceo&gt;{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC &amp; PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=delimitation2008&gt;{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt; And after partition from [[Bihar]], new state [[Jharkhand]] came into existence on 15 November 2000 and Latehar Vidhansabha came under [[Jharkhand]].<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election <br /> ! Name <br /> ! colspan=2|Party <br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4|[[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;Before 1957: see Latehar cum Manatu constituency&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |[[John Munzani]]{{Efn|name=TwoMembers|Two member constituency}}<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo]]{{Efn|name=TwoMembers}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |John Munzani<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |[[T. Singh]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |[[Jamuna Singh]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |[[Vijoy Virendra Kumar]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;1977-80: Constituency did not exist&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |[[Indra Nath Bhagat]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |[[Haridarshan Ram]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |[[Ramdeo Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |[[Baljit Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br /> |[[Baidyanath Ram]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}<br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4|[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br /> |[[Prakash Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> |[[Baidyanath Ram]] <br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> |[[Prakash Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]&lt;ref name=election2019&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=Latehar Election Result 2019: JMM&#039;s Baidyanath Ram unseats incumbent BJP leader Prakash Ram by 16,328 votes in Jharkhand polls|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/latehar-election-result-2019-jmms-baidyanath-ram-unseats-incumbent-bjp-leader-prakash-ram-by-16328-votes-in-jharkhand-polls-7716411.html|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Firstpost}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |[[Baidyanath Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |[[Prakash Ram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly election 2024===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=98,062 |percentage=44.74% |change={{increase}}11.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Baidyanath Ram]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=97,628 |percentage=44.54% |change={{increase}}2.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar Paswan |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=4,295 |percentage=1.96% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,745 |percentage=1.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Kumar Ravi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,678 |percentage=1.22% |change={{decrease}}0.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shrawan Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,426 |percentage=1.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brahamdev Ram |party=Ambedkarite Party of India |votes=2,386 |percentage=1.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,518 |percentage=2.06% |change={{decrease}}0.96 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=434 |percentage=0.20% |change= {{decrease}}8.78 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=2,19,204 |percentage=71.12% |change= {{increase}}3.68 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,08,236 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}2.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2019===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Baidyanath Ram]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=76,507 |percentage=42.04% |change={{increase}}27.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=60,179 |percentage=33.07% |change={{increase}}5.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=15,985 |percentage=8.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aman Kumar Bhogta |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=8,700 |percentage=4.78% |change={{decrease}}39.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,278 |percentage=2.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Ganjhu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,143 |percentage=1.73% |change={{decrease}}0.65 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virendra Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,827 |percentage=1.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=5,503 |percentage=3.02% |change={{increase}}0.36 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,328 |percentage=8.97% |change= {{decrease}}7.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,81,967 |percentage=67.44% |change= {{increase}}1.27 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,69,835 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.47 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |swing= {{decrease}}2.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2014===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=71,189 |percentage=44.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brajmohan Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=44,402 |percentage=27.72% |change={{decrease}}5.14 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=23,022 |percentage=14.37% |change={{increase}}4.78 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=4,916 |percentage=3.07% |change={{decrease}}29.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Digambar Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,806 |percentage=2.38% |change={{decrease}}0.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shravan Kumar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,751 |percentage=1.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tulsi Ram |party=Jai Bharat Samanta Party |votes=2,219 |percentage=1.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,270 |percentage=2.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,787 |percentage=16.72% |change= {{increase}}16.31 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,60,170 |percentage=66.17% |change= {{increase}}4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,42,068 |ref = |change= {{increase}}41.04 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.58 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2009===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Baidyanath Ram]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=34,522 |percentage=32.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=34,084 |percentage=32.44% |change={{increase}}18.69 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdeo Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=10,076 |percentage=9.59% |change={{decrease}}0.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,865 |percentage=7.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramnath Ganjhu |party=Independent politician |votes=5,999 |percentage=5.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Ratan Baspati |party=Independent politician |votes=3,731 |percentage=3.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yugal Kishor Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,189 |percentage=3.04% |change={{increase}}1.83 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=438 |percentage=0.42% |change= {{decrease}}3.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,05,054 |percentage=61.21% |change= {{increase}}4.00 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,71,628 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}28.24 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Rashtriya Janata Dal |swing= {{increase}}19.11 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2005===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=18,819 |percentage=13.75% |change={{decrease}}6.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdev Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=13,421 |percentage=9.81% |change={{decrease}}6.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Baidyanath Ram]] |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=13,040 |percentage=9.53% |change={{decrease}}21.65 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Phulchand Ganjhu |party=Independent politician |votes=9,411 |percentage=6.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shyam Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,441 |percentage=2.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Sevak Baitha |party=Independent politician |votes=3,215 |percentage=2.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bigu Mochi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,643 |percentage=1.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,398 |percentage=3.95% |change= {{decrease}}7.24 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,36,824 |percentage=57.21% |change= {{increase}}40.54 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,39,166 |ref = |change= {{increase}}60.68 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser=Janata Dal (United) |swing= {{decrease}}17.42 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2000===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Latehar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar |access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Baidyanath Ram]] |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=7,734 |percentage=31.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prakash Ram]] |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=4,960 |percentage=19.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baljeet Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,518 |percentage=18.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdeo Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=4,154 |percentage=16.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lakshman Prasad Ganjhu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,802 |percentage=7.26% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Baitha |party=Communist Party of India |votes=597 |percentage=2.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parra Nayak |party=Independent politician |votes=483 |percentage=1.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,774 |percentage=11.18% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=24,807 |percentage=16.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,48,848 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Janata Dal (United) |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Vidhan Sabha]]<br /> * [[List of states of India by type of legislature]]<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{notelist}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|23.747|84.507|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Latehar district]]<br /> [[Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000]]</div> Igornhx