PALAMAU
Constituency no. 54 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1999
Braj Mohan Ram
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1999
85,125
16.73% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDJorawar Ram
- Votes
- 1,86,532
- Vote share
- 36.65%
- Behind by
- 85,125
Electors
10,80,153
Total votes polled
5,08,960
Valid votes
5,08,960
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.1%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 5,08,960 valid votes
Braj Mohan RamBJPwon
2,71,657
53.4%
Jorawar RamRJD
1,86,532
36.6%
Rampati RamBSP
34,809
6.8%
Kishore KumarCPI(ML)(L)
11,594
2.3%
Renu DeviJP
4,368
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Braj Mohan Ram | BJP | 2,71,657 | 53.37% | Jorawar Ram | 85,125 |
| 1998 | BRAJ MOHAN RAM | BJP | 3,17,513 | 53.72% | UDAY NARAYAN CHAUDHARY | 80,827 |
| 1991 | RAM DEO RAM | BJP | 1,30,864 | 37.95% | JORAWAR RAM | 20,242 |
| 1989 | JAORWAR RAM | JD | 1,42,573 | 37.29% | RAM DEO RAM | 33,396 |
| 1984 | KAMLA KUMARI | INC | 2,54,846 | 72.54% | RAM SUNDAR DAS | 1,85,050 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above