Jorawar Ram

Jorawar Ram was an Indian politician.

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.
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 1967–1977 and District President of Lok Dal - Bihar in 1980–1988.
He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Chhatarpur constituency and also served as a Minister during his term in office.
Ram was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Palamu as a member of the Janata Dal. He also fought in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate but lost to Vishnu Dayal Ram.
Ram died from COVID-19 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.