PALAMAU
Constituency no. 54 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1989
JAORWAR RAM
JD
Elections held
10
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1989
33,396
8.74% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
BJPRAM DEO RAM
- Votes
- 1,09,177
- Vote share
- 28.56%
- Behind by
- 33,396
Electors
9,11,225
Total votes polled
3,82,294
Valid votes
3,82,294
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.0%
Full result, 1989
8 candidates · 3,82,294 valid votes
JAORWAR RAMJDwon
1,42,573
37.3%
RAM DEO RAMBJP
1,09,177
28.6%
KAMLA KUMARIINC
89,267
23.4%
KISHORE KUMARIPF
22,965
6.0%
JAGJIBAN RAMLKDB
8,117
2.1%
BIRBAL RAMDDP
3,737
1.0%
UNDESWAR RAMPBI
3,341
0.9%
BHIKHAM MOCHIIND
3,117
0.8%
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
