Palamu (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament Vishnu Dayal Ram State Jharkhand Female electors 755,947		Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 890,010
Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Husainabad, Daltonganj, Chhatarpur, Bhawanathpur, Garhwa, Bishrampur

Palamu Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Palamau Lok Sabha constituency) (Hindi: पलामू लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand district in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes. This constituency covers the entire Garhwa district and part of Palamu district.

Assembly segments

Palamu Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

1951: Gajendra Prasad Sinha, Indian National Congress

1957: Gajendra Prasad Sinha, Indian National Congress

1962: Shashank Manjari, Swatantra Party

1967: Kamala Kumari, Indian National Congress

1971: Kamala Kumari, Indian National Congress

1977: Ramdeni Ram, Janata Party

1980: Kamala Kumari, Indian National Congress

1984: Kamala Kumari, Indian National Congress

1989: Jorawar Ram, Janata Dal

1991: Ram Deo Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party

1996: Braj Mohan Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party

1998: Braj Mohan Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party

1999: Braj Mohan Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party

2004: Manoj Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal

2006: Ghuran Ram, Rashtriya Janata Dal

2009: Kameshwar Baitha, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

2014: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party

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