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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Latehar

Winner — 2019

BAIDYANATH RAM
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 42.0%BJP 33.1%10 others 24.9%
Votes
76,507
42.0% share
Winning margin
16,328
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.4%
of 2,69,835

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIDYANATH RAM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
76,50742.0%
2
PRAKASH RAM
NDA
60,17933.1%
3
SANTOSH KUMAR PASWAN
IND
15,9858.8%
4
AMAN KUMAR BHOGTA
JVM
8,7004.8%
NOTA
NOTA
5,5033.0%
6
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
4,2782.4%
7
RAMESH GANJHU
3,1431.7%
8
VIRENDRA PASWAN
IND
1,8271.0%
9
SHRAVAN PASWAN
IND
1,8181.0%
10
TULSI RAM
HAMS
1,8001.0%
11
AMIT KUMAR TURI
IND
1,2100.7%
12
FULCHAND GANJHU
NDA
1,0170.6%

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
marginal
9.0%
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
JMM 42.0%BJP 33.1%IND 8.8%OTH 13.1%NOTA 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 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%
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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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