Prakash Ram
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
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| name = Prakash Ram
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| residence = Balumath
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| office1 = Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| termstart1 = 2005
| termend1= 2009
| successor1 = Baidyanath Ram
| termstart2 = 2014
| termend2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = Baidyanath Ram
| constituency2 = Latehar
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| term_start3 = 23 november 2024
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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| occupation = Politician
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| date = 21 November |
| year = 2019 |
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Prakash Ram is three time elected member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Latehar.{{cite web|url=http://www.brandbharat.com/english/jharkhand/districts/Latehar/mla.html |title=MLA of Latehar List of the MLA of Latehar District |publisher=Brandbharat.com |date= |access-date=2019-11-21}}{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=19 |title=Prakash Ram(JVM(P)):Constituency- LATEHAR (SC)(LATEHAR ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |publisher=Myneta.info |date= |access-date=2019-11-21}}
2005 Jharkhand assembly election
Prakash Ram won the 2005 Jharkhand assembly election from Latehar constituency on the ticket of Rashtriya Janata Dal.
2009 Jharkhand assembly election
In 2009 he was defeated by BJP candidate Baidyanath Ram just on the margin of five hundred votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/latehar.html |title=Latehar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |publisher=Elections.in |date= |access-date=2019-11-21}}
2014 Jharkhand assembly election
In 2014 assembly election he contested on the ticket of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) from Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and regained the mandate of people of constituency.
In 2018, Prakash Ram was suspended from his party because of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha poll. Party leader Babulal Marandi wrote a letter to election commission to nullify the vote of Prakash Ram as he has voted against the party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/23/rajya-sabha-polls-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-suspends-legislator-prakash-ram-over-cross-vo-1791473.html|title=Rajya Sabha polls: Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik suspends legislator Prakash Ram over cross-voting|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/jharkhand/ranchi-prakash-ram-is-suspended-from-jvm-for-cross-voting-1314286.html|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2018: क्रॉस वोटिंग पर प्रकाश राम जेवीएम से निलंबित|date=23 March 2018|website=News18 India}}
Before 2019 Jharkhand state assembly election he left Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) and joined Bharatiya Janata Party, contesting on the ticket of BJP from Latehar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/ranchi/news/latehar-news-jvm-mla-prakash-ram-joined-bjp-01658079.html|title=भाजपा में शामिल हुए झाविमो विधायक प्रकाश राम, सीएम की उपस्थिति में ग्रहण की सदस्यता|date=5 October 2019|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}{{Cite web|url=https://up.punjabkesari.in/jharkhand/news/jawimo-president-babulal-marandi-got-a-big-shock-mla-prakash-ram-joined-bjp-1064323|title=झाविमो अध्यक्ष बाबूलाल मरांडी को बड़ा झटका, विधायक प्रकाश राम भाजपा में हुए शामिल|date=5 October 2019|website=punjabkesari}}