Ram Chandra Ram
Ram Chandra Ram (died 2 March 2009, Ranchi) was an Indian politician, affiliated to the Communist Party of India (CPI).
History
[edit]Ram made his electoral debut in the Simaria Legislative Assembly constituency in the 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 18,832 votes (30.04% of the vote).[1] In the 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Ram finished in second place in Simaria with 19,271 votes (24.36%).[2]
Ram contested the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He finished in third place in Simaria with 11,532 votes (24.11%).[3]
Ram contested the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election (the state of Jharkhand had been carved out of Bihar by this time). He finished in second place in Simaria with 24,438 votes (23.2%).[4]
Ram was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in a by-election held for the Simaria seat in February 2008. The by-poll had been called following the death of incumbent BJP legislator Upendra Nath Das.[5][6][7] Ram's campaign was supported by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav visited Simaria to campaign for Ram.[8][9] Ram obtained 30,700 votes (26.31%).[5] Following the by-election, Ram became the sole CPI legislator in the 82-member assembly.[8] He took his oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Ranchi on 8 February 2008.[10]
Ram suffered a heart attack in Ranchi on 2 March 2009. He was declared dead upon reaching Central Coalfield Ltd (CCL) hospital.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1995 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JHARKHAND
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. Bye Election of Assembly Constituency of Jharkhand - Assembly Constituency - 26- Simaria (SC)
- ^ The Hindu. 46 per cent voting in Simaria by-poll
- ^ Indian Express. CPI wrests Simaria seat from BJP
- ^ a b Times of India. CPI prefers to maintain distance from Congress in Jharkhand
- ^ OneIndia. CPI candidate files nomination for Simaria bypoll
- ^ The Telegraph. Cong leaders firm on teaching Koda lesson
- ^ Hindustan Times. Jharkhand CPI legislator Ram Chandra Ram is dead[dead link]