Latehar (Jharkhand) Assembly Constituency Election Update

About Latehar Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

Having a population of 144,495 in 2011, Latehar falls under the district by the same name. The city is also the district headquarter.The assembly constituency of Latehar which belongs to Chatra parliamentary constituency is represented by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). The seat was earlier occupied by RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal). Baidyanath Ram won the 2009 assembly elections by defeating Prakash Ram of RJD, the last time winner. Baidyanath Ram bagged 34522 votes as against Prakash Ram's 34084 votes. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

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Sitting and previous MLAs from Latehar Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Latehar assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Votes
2014	74	Latehar	(SC)	Prakash Ram	M	JVMP	71189	Brajmohan Ram	M	BJP	44402
2009	74	Latehar	(SC)	Baidyanath Ram	M	BJP	34522	Prakash Ram	M	RJD	34084
2005	74	Latehar	(SC)	Prakash Ram	M	RJD	18819	Ramdev Ganjhu	M	JMM	13421