# Baidyanath Ram

Baidyanath Ram is an Indian politician and he was member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ram is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Latehar constituency in Latehar district. On 10 November 2019, he joined Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Party due to his name removed by BJP for 2019 Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election Candidate.

## Electoral performance

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 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 5,503 | 3.02% | 0.36 |
| | 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 |
| | Independent | Shravan Paswan | 1,818 | 1.00% | New |
| | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | Tulsi Ram | 1,800 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | Amit Kumar Turi | 1,210 | 0.66% | New |
| 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 | |
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% | New |
| | JMM | Ramdeo Ganjhu | 10,076 | 9.59% | New |
| | 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% | New |
| | Independent | Pardeep Ganjhu | 1,386 | 1.32% | New |
| | AJSU | Fulchand Ganjhu | 1,217 | 1.16% | New |
| | Lok Jan Vikas Morcha | Anita Devi | 1,062 | 1.01% | New |
| | RLD | Raju Bhuiya | 973 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 438 | 0.42% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,054 | 61.21% | 61.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,71,628 | | 28.24 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | | |
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% | 0.06 |
| | Independent | Ram Ratan Baspati | 1,517 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | Kanhai Manjhi | 1,508 | 1.10% | New |
| | Independent | Krishna Paswan | 850 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | Gainda Bhuian | 834 | 0.61% | 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 | |
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 |
| | BSP | Rajendra Ram | 283 | 1.14% | New |
| | NCP | Hari Darshan Ram | 229 | 0.92% | 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) |