Sat Nov 23 01:34:05 UTC 2024: ## JMM Retains Latehar Assembly Seat in Close Contest
**Latehar, Jharkhand (India) –** The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has retained the Latehar Assembly seat in the 2024 elections, with incumbent Baidyanath Ram securing victory over BJP’s Prakash Ram. Voting took place on November 13th. While final results are still being tallied, early indications suggest a close contest, mirroring exit poll predictions of a tight race in Jharkhand. In 2019, Ram won by a margin of 16,328 votes, securing 42% of the vote in an election with 67.4% voter turnout. This year, eleven major candidates contested the seat. The BJP, despite campaigning with prominent leaders like Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah, and Yogi Adityanath, failed to reclaim the seat. The overall results of the Jharkhand assembly elections, and the impact on the national political landscape following the Maharashtra and Jharkhand state polls, are eagerly awaited.
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