Prakash Ram

Prakash Ram is three time elected member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Latehar.^[1][2]

Prakash Ram
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In office 2005–2009
Succeeded by	Baidyanath Ram
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Baidyanath Ram
Constituency	Latehar
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 november 2024
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Balumath
Occupation	Politician
As of 21 November, 2019

2005 Jharkhand assembly election

Prakash Ram won the 2005 Jharkhand assembly election from Latehar constituency on the ticket of Rashtriya Janata Dal.

2009 Jharkhand assembly election

In 2009 he was defeated by BJP candidate Baidyanath Ram just on the margin of five hundred votes.^[3]

2014 Jharkhand assembly election

In 2014 assembly election he contested on the ticket of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) from Latehar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and regained the mandate of people of constituency.

In 2018, Prakash Ram was suspended from his party because of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha poll. Party leader Babulal Marandi wrote a letter to election commission to nullify the vote of Prakash Ram as he has voted against the party.^[4][5]

Before 2019 Jharkhand state assembly election he left Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) and joined Bharatiya Janata Party, contesting on the ticket of BJP from Latehar.^[6][7]