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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2005Reserved (SC)

Latehar

Winner — 2005

PRAKASH RAM
RJD· RJD
RJD 26.9%JMM 19.2%13 others 53.9%
Votes
18,819
26.9% share
Winning margin
5,398
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
39.1%
of 1,79,062

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH RAM
RJD
18,81926.9%
2
RAMDEV GANJHU
UPA
13,42119.2%
3
BAIDYANATH RAM
NDA
13,04018.6%
4
PHULCHAND GANJHU
IND
9,41113.4%
5
SHYAM RAM
IND
3,4414.9%
6
RAM SEVAK BAITHA
IND
3,2154.6%
7
BIGU MOCHI
BSP
1,6432.4%
8
RAM RATAN VASPATI
IND
1,5172.2%
9
KANHAI MANJHI
IND
1,5082.2%
10
KRISHNA PASWAN
IND
8501.2%
11
GAINDA BHUIAN
IND
8341.2%
12
MOHAN RAM
IND
7151.0%
13
RAMESH RAM
IND
5510.8%
14
BHUSAN BAITHA
IND
5230.8%
15
MUKUND RAM
IND
4660.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.2% · max 16.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
35th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 26.9%JMM 19.2%JD(U) 18.6%IND 13.4%OTH 21.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar

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