PALAMAU
Constituency no. 54 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1984
KAMLA KUMARI
INC
Elections held
10
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1984
1,85,050
52.68% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
JNPRAM SUNDAR DAS
- Votes
- 69,796
- Vote share
- 19.87%
- Behind by
- 1,85,050
Electors
7,54,787
Total votes polled
3,51,294
Valid votes
3,51,294
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.5%
Full result, 1984
6 candidates · 3,51,294 valid votes
KAMLA KUMARIINCwon
2,54,846
72.5%
RAM SUNDAR DASJNP
69,796
19.9%
RAM DEVI RAMICJ
11,766
3.4%
VISHWANATH RAMIND
7,841
2.2%
SANTOSH KUMAR PASWANIND
3,854
1.1%
UDESHWAR RAMIND
3,191
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
