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'''Ram Chandra Ram''' (died 2 March 2009, [[Ranchi]]) was an [[India]]n politician, affiliated to the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<br />
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Ram made his electoral debut in the [[Simaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simaria Legislative Assembly constituency]] in the [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]. He finished in second place with 18,832 votes (30.04% of the vote).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Stat_Rep_BH_90.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref> In the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Ram finished in second place in Simaria with 19,271 votes (24.36%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-BR95.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1995 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref><br />
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Ram contested the [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]. He finished in third place in Simaria with 11,532 votes (24.11%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2000/STAI_REPORT_LA-BR-2000.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref><br />
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Ram contested the [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]] (the state of [[Jharkhand]] had been carved out of Bihar by this time). He finished in second place in Simaria with 24,438 votes (23.2%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2005/StatisticalReports_JH_2005.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JHARKHAND]''</ref><br />
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Ram was elected to the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] in [[2008 Simaria by-election|a by-election]] held for the [[Simaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simaria seat]] in February 2008. The by-poll had been called following the death of incumbent [[BJP]] legislator Upendra Nath Das.<ref name="eb"/><ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/46-per-cent-voting-in-simaria-bypoll/article1193124.ece 46 per cent voting in Simaria by-poll]''</ref><ref>''Indian Express''. ''[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cpi-wrests-simaria-seat-from-bjp/270426/ CPI wrests Simaria seat from BJP]''</ref> Ram's campaign was supported by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)), [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD) and [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM). The Union Railway Minister [[Laloo Prasad Yadav]] visited Simaria to campaign for Ram.<ref name="toi">''Times of India''. ''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CPI-prefers-to-maintain-distance-from-Congress-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/2764366.cms CPI prefers to maintain distance from Congress in Jharkhand]''</ref><ref>OneIndia. ''[http://www.oneindia.com/2008/01/14/cpi-candidate-files-nomination-for-simaria-bypoll-1200312217.html CPI candidate files nomination for Simaria bypoll]''</ref> Ram obtained 30,700 votes (26.31%).<ref name="eb">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/07to08/ac/bye_26jh.htm Bye Election of Assembly Constituency of Jharkhand - Assembly Constituency - 26- Simaria (SC)]''</ref> Following the by-election, Ram became the sole CPI legislator in the 82-member assembly.<ref name="toi"/> He took his oath a Member of the Legislative Assembly in [[Ranchi]] on 8 February 2008.<ref>''The Telegraph''. ''[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080209/jsp/jharkhand/story_8881537.jsp Cong leaders firm on teaching Koda lesson]''</ref><br />
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Ram suffered a heart attack in Ranchi on 2 March 2009. He was declared died upon reaching Central Coalfield Ltd (CCL) hospital.<ref>''Hindustan Times''. ''[http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/jharkhand-cpi-legislator-ram-chandra-ram-is-dead/article1-385497.aspx Jharkhand CPI legislator Ram Chandra Ram is dead]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref><br />
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