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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| Existence = 1952<br />
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| CurrentMP = [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]]<br />
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]<br />
| State = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| Successful Party =<br />
|Reservation= None<br />
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Daltonganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daltonganj]]<br>[[Bishrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bishrampur]]<br>[[Chhatarpur (Jharkhand Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]<br>[[Hussainabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hussainabad]]<br>[[Garhwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Garhwa]]<br>[[Bhawanathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhawanathpur]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Palamu Lok Sabha constituency''' (formerly '''Palamau Lok Sabha constituency''') is one of the 14 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Jharkhand]] district in eastern [[India]]. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Dalit|Scheduled castes]]. This constituency covers the entire [[Garhwa district]] and part of [[Palamu district]].<br />
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==Assembly segments==<br />
Palamu Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/ceo/2005/constituencies.html|title=Parliamentary Constituency|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226080317/http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/ceo/2005/constituencies.html|archivedate=2012-02-26}}</ref><br />
{|class="wikitable" width="500px" <br />
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number<br />
!width="150px"|Name<br />
!width="150px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
!width="250px"|District<br />
|-<br />
|76<br />
|[[Daltonganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daltonganj]] <br />
|None<br />
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|-<br />
|77<br />
|[[Bishrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bishrampur]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|-<br />
|78<br />
|[[Chhatarpur (Jharkhand Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]<br />
|SC<br />
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|-<br />
|79<br />
|[[Hussainabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hussainabad]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|-<br />
|80 <br />
|[[Garhwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Garhwa]] <br />
|None<br />
|[[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]<br />
|-<br />
|81<br />
|[[Bhawanathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhawanathpur]] <br />
|None<br />
|[[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Members of Parliament==<br />
*1951: [[Gajendra Prasad Sinha]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1957: Gajendra Prasad Sinha, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1962: [[Shashank Manjari]], [[Swatantra Party]]<br />
*1967: [[Kamala Kumari]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1971: Kamala Kumari, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1977: Ramdeni Ram, [[Janata Party]]<br />
*1980: Kamala Kumari, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1984: Kamala Kumari, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1989: [[Jorawar Ram]], [[Janata Dal]]<br />
*1991: [[Ram Deo Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
*1996: [[Braj Mohan Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
*1998: [[Braj Mohan Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
*1999: [[Braj Mohan Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
*2004: [[Manoj Kumar (politician)|Manoj Kumar]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
*2006: [[Ghuran Ram]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
*2009: [[Kameshwar Baitha]], [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]<br />
*2014: [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
*2019: [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Palamau]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]]<br />
|votes = 7,55,659<br />
|percentage = 62.46<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Ghuran Ram]]<br />
|votes = 2,78,053<br />
|percentage = 22.98<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Anjana Bhuiyan<br />
|votes = 53,597<br />
|percentage = 4.43<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)<br />
|candidate = Sushma Mehta<br />
|votes = 5,004<br />
|percentage = 0.41<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 4,77,606<br />
|percentage = 39.48<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 12,10,426<br />
|percentage = 64.34<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Palamau]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Vishnu Dayal Ram]]<br />
|votes = 4,76,513<br />
|percentage = 48.76<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Manoj Kumar<br />
|votes = 2,12,571<br />
|percentage = 21.75<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)<br />
|candidate = Ghuran Ram<br />
|votes = 1,56,832<br />
|percentage = 16.05<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 2,63,942<br />
|percentage = 27.01<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 9,78,159<br />
|percentage = 59.43<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Palamau]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br />
|candidate = Kameshwar Baitha<br />
|votes =1,67,995<br />
|percentage =25.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Ghuran Ram<br />
|votes =1,44,457<br />
|percentage = 22.17<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)<br />
|candidate = Prabhat Kumar<br />
|votes = 90,206<br />
|percentage = 13.84<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 23,538<br />
|percentage = 3.61<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 6,51,579<br />
|percentage = 45.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Palamu district]]<br />
* [[Garhwa district]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand}}<br />
{{Palamu Division topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Palamu district]]<br />
[[Category:Garhwa district]]</div>
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