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'''Purnmasi Ram''' (born 5 January 1950) is an Indian politician. He was elected to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] consecutively five times from 1990. In 2009, he was elected a [[member of parliament]] to the [[15th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4461|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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In November 2019, he joined forces with IAS officer [[Gulrez Hoda]] to launch a new political party [[Jan Sangharsh Dal]], which seeks to represent Dalits and Muslims in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/03/14/ex-ias-officer-dalit-leader-join-hands-to-form-new-political-party-in-bihar.html| title=Ex-IAS officer, dalit leader join hands to form new political party in Bihar}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ram was born on 5 January 1950 to father Mohar Ram and mother Chinegee Devi in Naraipur village, in [[West Champaran]] district in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Ram attended Vidyapeeth school in [[Deoghar]], [[Jharkhand]], and completed matriculation from the school.<ref name=archiveindia/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Ram was elected to Bihar Vidhan Sabha five times in a row, first in 1990. During his first term, 1990–1995, he was a Minister of State, and a Cabinet Minister for terms from 1995 to 2005 and 2005 to 2009, as a Chairman of Committee on Welfare of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]]. In 2009, he was elected a member of parliament and was a member of the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.<ref name=archiveindia>{{cite web|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Purnmasi Ram|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4461|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ram married Kanti Devi on 1 January 1968. They have two sons named Ajay and Vijay and four daughters.<ref name=archiveindia/><br />
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