SC · Bihar 1947 1999
Palamau
Ram Deo Ram (BJP) won by 20,242 votes (5.9%).
- Electors
- 9,15,831
- Votes polled
- 3,50,572
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 38.3%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1991 national median: 5.9% (median 10.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1991 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 16.7%(+3.0%)
- Turnout
- 47.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.0%
Winning margin over time · Palamau
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Deo RamWinner | BJP | 1,30,864 | 37.9% |
| 2 | Jorawar Ram | JD | 1,10,622 | 32.1% |
| 3 | Kamla Kumari (w) | INC | 47,049 | 13.6% |
| 4 | Jawahir Ram | SKD | 22,380 | 6.5% |
| 5 | Kishore Kumar | IPF | 9,677 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Sheema Patra (w) | JP | 7,286 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Ganesh Ram Bhuiyan | IND | 4,651 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Bhuneshwar Ram | BSP | 2,474 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Kanhai Ram | JKP | 1,973 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Kameshwar Ram | IND | 1,327 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Bhibhuti Ram Azad | IND | 1,215 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Ram Lagan Bhagat | IND | 794 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Ram Sagar Mahra | BKUS | 780 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Manoj Kumar | IND | 763 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Birbal Ram | DDP | 733 | 0.2% |
| 16 | Raj Deo Ram | IND | 666 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Santosh Kumar Paswan | IND | 574 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Naresh Ram | IND | 460 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Sobhi Ram | IND | 311 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Bhikham Mochi | JNP | 244 | 0.1% |
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