Latehar Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| reservation = SC

| name = Latehar

| map_image = Latehar constituency map.svg

| state = Jharkhand

| loksabha_cons = Chatra

| district = Latehar

| latest_election_year = 2024

| mla = Prakash Ram

| party = {{Party index link|BJP}}

| established = 2000

| electors = {{formatnum:269835}}

| constituency_no = 74

}}

Latehar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC & 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}}{{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 }} 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

class="wikitable sortable"
Election ! Name ! colspan=2\|Party
colspan=4\|Bihar Legislative Assembly
colspan="4" \|{{center\|Before 1957: see Latehar cum Manatu constituency}}
rowspan=2\|1957 \|John Munzani{{Efn\|name=TwoMembers\|Two member constituency}} \|{{Full party name with color\|Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party\|rowspan=2}}
Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo{{Efn\|name=TwoMembers}}
1962 \|John Munzani \|{{Full party name with color\|Swatantra Party}}
1967 \|T. Singh \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1969 \|Jamuna Singh \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
1972 \|Vijoy Virendra Kumar \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
colspan="4" \|{{center\|1977-80: Constituency did not exist}}
1980 \|Indra Nath Bhagat \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
1985 \|Haridarshan Ram
1990 \|Ramdeo Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1995 \|Baljit Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Janata Dal}}
2000 \|Baidyanath Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Janata Dal (United)\|dab=y}}
colspan=4\|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005 \|Prakash Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
2009 \|Baidyanath Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2014 \|Prakash Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}}
2019{{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}}{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-24\|title=Latehar Election Result 2019: JMM'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}} \|Baidyanath Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
2024 \|Prakash Ram \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Election

! Name

! colspan=2|Party

colspan=4|Bihar Legislative Assembly

colspan="4" |{{center|Before 1957: see Latehar cum Manatu constituency}}

rowspan=2|1957

|John Munzani{{Efn|name=TwoMembers|Two member constituency}}

|{{Full party name with color|Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo{{Efn|name=TwoMembers}}

1962

|John Munzani

|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}

1967

|T. Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1969

|Jamuna Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}

1972

|Vijoy Virendra Kumar

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

colspan="4" |{{center|1977-80: Constituency did not exist}}

1980

|Indra Nath Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

1995

|Baljit Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}

2000

|Baidyanath Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}

colspan=4|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

2005

|Prakash Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}

2009

|Baidyanath Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2014

|Prakash Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}}

2019{{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}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=Latehar Election Result 2019: JMM'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}}

|Baidyanath Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

2024

|Prakash Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

=Assembly election 2024=

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=98,062 |percentage=44.74% |change={{increase}}11.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baidyanath Ram |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=97,628 |percentage=44.54% |change={{increase}}2.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar Paswan |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=4,295 |percentage=1.96% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,745 |percentage=1.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Kumar Ravi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,678 |percentage=1.22% |change={{decrease}}0.51 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shrawan Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,426 |percentage=1.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brahamdev Ram |party=Ambedkarite Party of India |votes=2,386 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}

{{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 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=434 |percentage=0.20% |change= {{decrease}}8.78 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,19,204 |percentage=71.12% |change= {{increase}}3.68 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,08,236 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.23 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}2.69 }}

=Assembly election 2019=

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Baidyanath Ram |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=76,507 |percentage=42.04% |change={{increase}}27.67 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=60,179 |percentage=33.07% |change={{increase}}5.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Kumar Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=15,985 |percentage=8.78% |change= New}}

{{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 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,278 |percentage=2.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Ganjhu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,143 |percentage=1.73% |change={{decrease}}0.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virendra Paswan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,827 |percentage=1.00% |change= New}}

{{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 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,328 |percentage=8.97% |change= {{decrease}}7.75 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,81,967 |percentage=67.44% |change= {{increase}}1.27 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,69,835 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.47 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |swing= {{decrease}}2.40 }}

=Assembly election 2014=

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=71,189 |percentage=44.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brajmohan Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=44,402 |percentage=27.72% |change={{decrease}}5.14 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=23,022 |percentage=14.37% |change={{increase}}4.78 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=4,916 |percentage=3.07% |change={{decrease}}29.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Digambar Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,806 |percentage=2.38% |change={{decrease}}0.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shravan Kumar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,751 |percentage=1.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tulsi Ram |party=Jai Bharat Samanta Party |votes=2,219 |percentage=1.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,270 |percentage=2.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,787 |percentage=16.72% |change= {{increase}}16.31 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,60,170 |percentage=66.17% |change= {{increase}}4.96 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,42,068 |ref = |change= {{increase}}41.04 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.58 }}

=Assembly election 2009=

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Baidyanath Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=34,522 |percentage=32.86% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=34,084 |percentage=32.44% |change={{increase}}18.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdeo Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=10,076 |percentage=9.59% |change={{decrease}}0.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Ram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,865 |percentage=7.49% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramnath Ganjhu |party=Independent politician |votes=5,999 |percentage=5.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Ratan Baspati |party=Independent politician |votes=3,731 |percentage=3.55% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yugal Kishor Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,189 |percentage=3.04% |change={{increase}}1.83 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=438 |percentage=0.42% |change= {{decrease}}3.53 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,05,054 |percentage=61.21% |change= {{increase}}4.00 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,71,628 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}28.24 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Rashtriya Janata Dal |swing= {{increase}}19.11 }}

=Assembly election 2005=

{{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=18,819 |percentage=13.75% |change={{decrease}}6.24 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdev Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=13,421 |percentage=9.81% |change={{decrease}}6.94 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baidyanath Ram |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=13,040 |percentage=9.53% |change={{decrease}}21.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Phulchand Ganjhu |party=Independent politician |votes=9,411 |percentage=6.88% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shyam Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,441 |percentage=2.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Sevak Baitha |party=Independent politician |votes=3,215 |percentage=2.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bigu Mochi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,643 |percentage=1.20% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,398 |percentage=3.95% |change= {{decrease}}7.24 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,36,824 |percentage=57.21% |change= {{increase}}40.54 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,39,166 |ref = |change= {{increase}}60.68 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser=Janata Dal (United) |swing= {{decrease}}17.42 }}

=Assembly election 2000=

{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Latehar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Baidyanath Ram |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=7,734 |percentage=31.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Ram |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=4,960 |percentage=19.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baljeet Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,518 |percentage=18.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramdeo Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=4,154 |percentage=16.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lakshman Prasad Ganjhu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,802 |percentage=7.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Baitha |party=Communist Party of India |votes=597 |percentage=2.41% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parra Nayak |party=Independent politician |votes=483 |percentage=1.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,774 |percentage=11.18% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,807 |percentage=16.97% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,48,848 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Janata Dal (United) |loser= |swing= }}