Satyadeo Ram

Satyadeo Ram (alternatively Satyadev Ram; born 2 February 1964^[1]) is an Indian politician and member of Bihar Legislative Assembly. In the Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015, he was elected from Darauli constituency, by defeating Ramayan Manjhi (BJP), a two-time MLA, by a margin of about 10,000 votes. He is one of the prominent leaders of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation) from Siwan district, others being former MLA Amarnath Yadav and Amarjeet Kushwaha.^[2][3]

Satyadeo Ram
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2015
Preceded by	Ramayan Manjhi
Constituency	Darauli
In office October 1995 – October 2005
Preceded by	Gorakh Ram
Succeeded by	Ramayan Manjhi
Constituency	Mairwa
Personal details
Born	(1964-02-02) 2 February 1964 (age 61) Krishnapali, Siwan, Bihar
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
Spouse	Malti Devi
Children	Raginee Chandrashekhar Chhotu
Alma mater	Shyam Lal Jain Uchha Vidyalaya, Darauli
Occupation	Agriculturalist politician social worker
Source: http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/Knowyourmla.html

Early life

Satyadev Ram was born in Krishnapali village of Darauli Block of Siwan district of Bihar in a Dalit family. His father, the late Rajbanshi Ram, was a farmer. He graduated from 'Shyam Lal Jain Uchha Vidyalaya, Darauli' in 1982. He worked as an agriculturist and social worker.

Career

He joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation).

Year	Constituency	Result	Margin of Votes	Primary rival and Party
2015	Darauli (SC)	Won	9584	Ramayan Manjhi (BJP)
2010	Darauli (SC)	Lost	7006	Ramayan Manjhi (BJP)
2005	Mairwa (SC)	Lost	380	Ramayan Manjhi (BJP)
2000	Mairwa (SC)	Won	6509	Gorakh Ram (INC)
1995	Mairwa (SC)	Won	1203	Girdhari Ram (CPM)

He contested from Gopalganj constituency in the 2009 Indian general election but was defeated.

Personal life

He married Malti Devi, another social worker and a political leader and Mukhiya of her Gram Panchayat. The couple has a daughter, Gudiya and two sons, Chandrashekhar and Chhotu.