# 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 ||||
| 1957 | John Munzani | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1957 | Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 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 ||||
| 1980 | Indra Nath Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Haridarshan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 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

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prakash Ram | 98,062 | 44.74% | 11.66 |
| | JMM | Baidyanath Ram | 97,628 | 44.54% | 2.49 |
| | 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 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 434 | 0.20% | 8.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,19,204 | 71.12% | 3.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,08,236 | | 14.23 |
| | BJP gain from JMM | BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 2.69 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Baidyanath Ram | 76,507 | 42.04% | 27.67 |
| | BJP | Prakash Ram | 60,179 | 33.07% | 5.35 |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Paswan | 15,985 | 8.78% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Aman Kumar Bhogta | 8,700 | 4.78% | 39.66 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 4,278 | 2.35% | New |
| | BSP | Ramesh Ganjhu | 3,143 | 1.73% | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Virendra Paswan | 1,827 | 1.00% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,503 | 3.02% | 0.36 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,328 | 8.97% | 7.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,81,967 | 67.44% | 1.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,69,835 | | 11.47 |
| | JMM gain from JVM(P) | JMM gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 2.40 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Prakash Ram | 71,189 | 44.45% | New |
| | BJP | Brajmohan Ram | 44,402 | 27.72% | 5.14 |
| | JMM | Mohan Ganjhu | 23,022 | 14.37% | 4.78 |
| | RJD | Vijay Kumar | 4,916 | 3.07% | 29.38 |
| | BSP | Digambar Ram | 3,806 | 2.38% | 0.66 |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,787 | 16.72% | 16.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,170 | 66.17% | 4.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,42,068 | | 41.04 |
| | JVM(P) gain from BJP | JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 11.58 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Baidyanath Ram | 34,522 | 32.86% | New |
| | RJD | Prakash Ram | 34,084 | 32.44% | 18.69 |
| | JMM | Ramdeo Ganjhu | 10,076 | 9.59% | 0.22 |
| | 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 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 438 | 0.42% | 3.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,054 | 61.21% | 4.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,71,628 | | 28.24 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 19.11 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Prakash Ram | 18,819 | 13.75% | 6.24 |
| | JMM | Ramdev Ganjhu | 13,421 | 9.81% | 6.94 |
| | JD(U) | Baidyanath Ram | 13,040 | 9.53% | 21.65 |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,398 | 3.95% | 7.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,824 | 57.21% | 40.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,166 | | 60.68 |
| | RJD gain from JD(U) | RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | 17.42 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Latehar :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,774 | 11.18% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,807 | 16.97% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,48,848 | | |
| | JD(U) win (new seat) | JD(U) win (new seat) | JD(U) win (new seat) | JD(U) win (new seat) | JD(U) win (new seat) |