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Palamu, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Palamu (Bihar) was won by Braj Mohan Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 85,125 votes over Jorawar Ram. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Palamu, Bihar, from 1957 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1957–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Gajendra Pd. Sinha Indian National Congress 47,202 40.8% Ramawatar Sharma (CNSPJP) 19,380 (16.8 pts)
1962 Shashank Manjari Swatantra Party 82,170 58.6% Gajendra Prasad Sinha (Indian National Congress) 44,609 (31.8 pts)
1967 K. Kumari Indian National Congress 92,686 43.1% J. Ram (Samyukta Socialist Party) 41,764 (19.4 pts)
1971 Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 85,371 51.3% Ramdeo Ram (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 34,223 (20.5 pts)
1977 Ramdeni Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 201,861 77.6% Kamla Kumari (Indian National Congress) 162,839 (62.6 pts)
1980 Kamla Kumari Congress (I) 129,013 48.3% Ramdeni Ram (Janata Party) 45,340 (17.0 pts)
1984 Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 254,846 72.5% Ram Sundar Das (Janata Party) 185,050 (52.7 pts)
1989 Jaorwar Ram Janata Dal 142,573 37.3% Ram Deo Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) 33,396 (8.7 pts)
1991 Ram Deo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 130,864 37.9% Jorawar Ram (Janata Dal) 20,242 (5.9 pts)
1996 Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 206,419 43.4% Udai Narayan Choudhary (Janata Dal) 54,415 (11.5 pts)
1998 Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 317,513 53.7% Uday Narayan Chaudhary (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 80,827 (13.7 pts)
1999 Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 271,657 53.4% Jorawar Ram (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 85,125 (16.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gajendra Pd. Sinha Indian National Congress 47,202 40.8%
Ramawatar Sharma CNSPJP 27,822 24.1%
Jhabban Singh Jharkhand Party 17,512 15.1%
Ram Akbal Singh Praja Socialist Party 15,354 13.3%
Sreechandra Khanna Independent 7,711 6.7%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shashank Manjari Swatantra Party 82,170 58.6%
Gajendra Prasad Sinha Indian National Congress 37,561 26.8%
Fuzail Ahmad Vakil Praja Socialist Party 10,519 7.5%
Rajkumar Mahto Janata Party 9,895 7.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Kumari Indian National Congress 92,686 43.1%
J. Ram Samyukta Socialist Party 50,922 23.7%
R. Agnibhoj JKD 31,893 14.8%
R. L. Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh 24,370 11.3%
M. Ram Independent 15,206 7.1%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 85,371 51.3%
Ramdeo Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh 51,148 30.7%
Kedar Ram Samyukta Socialist Party 15,838 9.5%
Lila Devi Independent 4,380 2.6%
Kanhai Ram Independent 3,696 2.2%
Munshi Dusadh BKD 3,321 2.0%
Babulal Ram JKP 2,779 1.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramdeni Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 201,861 77.6%
Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 39,022 15.0%
Bhikham Mochi Independent 6,943 2.7%
Ram Swarup Ram Ravi Independent 5,522 2.1%
Jasoda Devi Independent 3,028 1.2%
Mohan Ram Independent 2,336 0.9%
Kanhai Ram Independent 1,548 0.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamla Kumari Congress (I) 129,013 48.3%
Ramdeni Ram Janata Party 83,673 31.3%
Hira Ram Toofani Janata Party (Secular) 23,825 8.9%
Tapeswar Mochi Independent 11,315 4.2%
Ram Rekha Ram Independent 4,503 1.7%
Kanhai Ram JKD 4,379 1.6%
Raghuni Ram SSD 4,337 1.6%
Bhikham Mochi Independent 4,071 1.5%
Ram Lagan Ram Independent 2,185 0.8%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 254,846 72.5%
Ram Sundar Das Janata Party 69,796 19.9%
Ram Devi Ram ICJ 11,766 3.3%
Vishwanath Ram Independent 7,841 2.2%
Santosh Kumar Paswan Independent 3,854 1.1%
Udeshwar Ram Independent 3,191 0.9%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaorwar Ram Janata Dal 142,573 37.3%
Ram Deo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 109,177 28.6%
Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 89,267 23.4%
Kishore Kumar IPF 22,965 6.0%
Jagjiban Ram LKD (B) 8,117 2.1%
Birbal Ram DDP 3,737 1.0%
Undeswar Ram PBI 3,341 0.9%
Bhikham Mochi Independent 3,117 0.8%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Deo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 130,864 37.9%
Jorawar Ram Janata Dal 110,622 32.1%
Kamla Kumari (W) Indian National Congress 47,049 13.6%
Jawahir Ram SKD 22,380 6.5%
Kishore Kumar IPF 9,677 2.8%
Sheema Patra (W) Janata Party 7,286 2.1%
Ganesh Ram Bhuiyan Independent 4,651 1.3%
Bhuneshwar Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 2,474 0.7%
Kanhai Ram JKP 1,973 0.6%
Kameshwar Ram Independent 1,327 0.4%
Bhibhuti Ram Azad Independent 1,215 0.4%
Ram Lagan Bhagat Independent 794 0.2%
Ram Sagar Mahra BKUS 780 0.2%
Manoj Kumar Independent 763 0.2%
Birbal Ram DDP 733 0.2%
Raj Deo Ram Independent 666 0.2%
Santosh Kumar Paswan Independent 574 0.2%
Naresh Ram Independent 460 0.1%
Sobhi Ram Independent 311 0.1%
Bhikham Mochi Janata Party 244 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 206,419 43.4%
Udai Narayan Choudhary Janata Dal 152,004 32.0%
Radhakrishna Kishore Indian National Congress 51,237 10.8%
Bhuneshwar Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 18,069 3.8%
Kanhai Ram JKP 7,911 1.7%
Narad Muni Ram Independent 7,910 1.7%
Ravindra Ram CPI (ML) Liberation 7,349 1.5%
Ganesh Ram Independent 5,309 1.1%
Jagu Ram Independent 4,204 0.9%
Satya Narayan Ram JMM 2,566 0.5%
Awadhesh Chhumar Independent 2,386 0.5%
Asharfi Ram Independent 2,326 0.5%
Vishnu Deo Manjhli Independent 1,612 0.3%
Dudhnath Paswan Independent 1,356 0.3%
Awadhesh Ram Independent 1,179 0.2%
Mandeo Baitha Independent 1,031 0.2%
Baleshwar Ram AIIC(T) 975 0.2%
Saheb Dayal Ram Independent 705 0.1%
Santosh K Paswan Independent 460 0.1%
Hari Ram Independent 340 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 317,513 53.7%
Uday Narayan Chaudhary Rashtriya Janata Dal 236,686 40.0%
Kishore Koomar CPI (ML) Liberation 22,070 3.7%
Suren Ram BJC 10,096 1.7%
Ram Chandra Das Independent 4,662 0.8%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 271,657 53.4%
Jorawar Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal 186,532 36.6%
Rampati Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 34,809 6.8%
Kishore Kumar CPI (ML) Liberation 11,594 2.3%
Renu Devi Janata Party 4,368 0.9%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 16.8 pts 1962: Swatantra Party margin 31.8 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 19.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 20.5 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 62.6 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 17.0 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 52.7 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 8.7 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 5.9 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.5 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 13.7 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 16.7 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Palamu has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Palamu in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Braj Mohan Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Palamu, Bihar, in 1999 with 271,657 votes (53.4%), a margin of 85,125 votes over Jorawar Ram.

Which parties have won Palamu since 1957?

Since 1957, Palamu has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Swatantra Party.

What was the closest result in Palamu?

The closest result on record for Palamu was 1991, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Janata Dal by just 20,242 votes (5.9 percentage points).

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