Jorawar Ram

Jorawar Ram (25 March 1943 - 4 May 2021) was an Indian politician.

Jorawar Ram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989-1991
Preceded byKamla Kumari
Succeeded byRam Deo Ram
ConstituencyPalamu
Personal details
Born(1943-03-25)25 March 1943
Daltonganj, Palamu, Bihar, British India
Died4 May 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 78)
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (U)
SpouseSaraswati Devi

Early life

Jorawar Ram born to Ram Gobind Ram at Palamu, Bihar in a Dusadh family.

He studied at Ganesh Lal Agarwal College, Palamu, Bihar (now Jharkhand).[1]

His elder son, Rakesh Paswan is central member of JMM and younger son, Rajesh Roshan is Palamu District Vice-President of RJD Youth.

Political career

He served as the District Secretary of Socialist Party - Bihar unit in 1967—77 and District President of Lok Dal - Bihar in 1980—88.[2]

He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (now Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Assembly) from Chhatarpur constituency and also served as a Minister during his term in office.[3]

Ram was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Palamu as a member of the Janata Dal.[4][5] He also fought in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate but lost to Vishnu Dayal Ram.[6]

Ram died from COVID-19 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[7]

References
  1. "Shri Jorawar Ram MP biodata Palamau-SC | ENTRANCEINDIA". Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.194. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Chhatarpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1990. p. 439. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. Parliament of India, the Ninth Lok Sabha, 1989-1991: A Study. Northern Book Centre. 1992. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-81-7211-019-2. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  6. "Palamu (Jharkhand) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Palamu Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/story-former-palamu-mp-zorawar-ram-died-treatment-was-going-on-after-corona-infection-4012049.html
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