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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2009
BAIDYANATH RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.9%RJD 32.4%10 others 34.7%
Votes
34,522
32.9% share
Winning margin
438
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,71,628
Latehar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 438 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIDYANATH RAM | NDA (NDA) | 34,522 | 32.9% |
| 2 | PRAKASH RAM | UPA | 34,084 | 32.4% |
| 3 | RAMDEO GANJHU | UPA | 10,076 | 9.6% |
| 4 | SURESH RAM | UPA | 7,865 | 7.5% |
| 5 | RAMNATH GANJHU | IND | 5,999 | 5.7% |
| 6 | RAM RATAN BASPATI | IND | 3,731 | 3.5% |
| 7 | YUGAL KISHOR RAM | BSP | 3,189 | 3.0% |
| 8 | PARDEEP GANJHU | IND | 1,386 | 1.3% |
| 9 | FULCHAND GANJHU | 1,217 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | ANITA DEVI | LJVM | 1,062 | 1.0% |
| 11 | RAJU BHUIYA | NDA | 973 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAMSEWAK BAITHA | JKP | 950 | 0.9% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.2% · max 16.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
35th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.9%RJD 32.4%JMM 9.6%INC 7.5%IND 5.7%OTH 11.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
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%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.