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Winner — 2024
PRAKASH RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.7%JMM 44.5%10 others 10.8%
Votes
98,062
44.7% share
Winning margin
434
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.1%
of 3,08,621
Latehar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 434 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH RAM | NDA (NDA) | 98,062 | 44.7% |
| 2 | BAIDYANATH RAM | 97,628 | 44.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,518 | 2.1% |
| 4 | SANTOSH KUMAR PASWAN | JLKM | 4,295 | 2.0% |
| 5 | RAKESH PASWAN | IND | 3,745 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PRAKASH KUMAR RAVI | 2,678 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | SHRAWAN PASWAN | IND | 2,426 | 1.1% |
| 8 | BRAHAMDEV RAM | APoI | 2,386 | 1.1% |
| 9 | LALSU RAM | BHRTADVSIP | 1,323 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAVI KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 942 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BIRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 718 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SHIVNATH RAJAK | 483 | 0.2% |
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
marginal0.2%
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 44.7%JMM 44.5%OTH 8.7%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.00 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.