PALAMAU
Constituency no. 13 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2004.
Winner, 2014
VISHNU DAYAL RAM
BJP
Elections held
5
2004–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2014
2,63,942
27.01% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
RJDMANOJ KUMAR
- Votes
- 2,12,571
- Vote share
- 21.75%
- Behind by
- 2,63,942
Electors
16,45,957
Total votes polled
9,77,323
Valid votes
9,77,323
NOTA votes
18,287
1.87% of votes polled
Turnout
59.4%
Full result, 2014
13 candidates · 9,77,323 valid votes
VISHNU DAYAL RAMBJPwon
4,76,513
48.8%
MANOJ KUMARRJD
2,12,571
21.8%
GHURAN RAMJVM
1,56,832
16.1%
KAMESHWAR BAITHAAITC
37,043
3.8%
RAMPATI RANJANBSP
20,481
2.1%
SHYAM LAL RAMIND
9,592
1.0%
RAVINDRA KUMAR RAVIIND
9,145
0.9%
SHUSHMA MEHTACPI(ML)(L)
8,386
0.9%
JORAWAR RAMJD(U)
7,538
0.8%
VINOD RAMIND
5,879
0.6%
ASHOK RAMIND
5,648
0.6%
RAM BADAN RAMSP
4,976
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | BJP | 7,70,362 | 55.39% | MAMTA BHUIYAN | 2,88,807 |
| 2019 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | BJP | 7,55,659 | 62.46% | GHURAN RAM | 4,77,606 |
| 2014 | VISHNU DAYAL RAM | BJP | 4,76,513 | 48.76% | MANOJ KUMAR | 2,63,942 |
| 2009 | KAMESHWAR BAITHA | JMM | 1,67,995 | 25.80% | GHURAN RAM | 23,538 |
| 2004 | MANOJ KUMAR | RJD | 2,06,733 | 32.22% | BRAJ MOHAN RAM | 55,144 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PALAMAU constituency in 2024?
VISHNU DAYAL RAM (BJP) won PALAMAU in 2024, by a margin of 2,88,807 votes.
Which party has won PALAMAU the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2004.
How many times has PALAMAU gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2004 to 2024.
Who has won PALAMAU the most times?
VISHNU DAYAL RAM, with 3 wins between 2014 and 2024.
