Shiv Chandra Ram

Shiv Chandra Ram (born 5 February 1971) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He is a senior leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and as the Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs in the Government of Bihar.^[1] He is regarded as a senior Dalit leader of the RJD and a close aide of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav

Shiv Chandra Ram
MLA, Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 2015–2020
Preceded by	Sanjay Kumar
Succeeded by	Pratima Kumari Das
Constituency	Raja Pakar
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
In office 20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
Preceded by	Ranju Geeta
Succeeded by	Krishna Kumar Rishi
MLA, Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office February 2005 – 2010
Preceded by	Dasai Chowdhary
Succeeded by	Ravindra Ray
Constituency	Mahua
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-05)February 5, 1971 Mahua, Vaishali district, Bihar, India
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	None
Spouse	Anita Adarsh
Children	1 son, 3 daughters
Parent	Prabhu Ram (father)
Residence(s)	Beur, Anisabad, Patna
Alma mater	Graduate
Occupation	Politician, Animal Husbandry
Known for	Senior RJD leader and Dalit representative

He currently serves as the National President of Ravidas Chetna Manch and is a former National President of Yuva RJD.^[2]

Early life and education

Shiv Chandra Ram was born on 5 February 1971 in Mahua, Vaishali district, Bihar to Prabhu Ram.^[1] He completed his graduation and later engaged in Animal husbandry as a profession before entering active politics.^[3]

Political career

Shiv Chandra Ram began his political career with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was first elected as a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency in the February 2005 on an RJD ticket.^[4] He was re-elected from the same constituency in the October 2005 election, again representing the RJD.^[5]

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Ram contested from the Raja Pakar seat as an RJD candidate and won, defeating Pratima Kumari Das of the Janata Dal (United).^[1] Following his victory, he was appointed as the *Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs* in the Government of Bihar on 20 November 2015 and held the position until 26 July 2017.^[6] During his tenure, he succeeded Ranju Geeta and was succeeded by Krishna Kumar Rishi.

In the 2019 Indian general election, Ram contested from the Hajipur parliamentary constituency as an RJD candidate but lost to Pashupati Kumar Paras of the LJP by a margin of 2,05,449 votes.^[7]

He later contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the Patepur seat but was defeated by Lakhendra Kumar Raushan of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 25,839 votes.^[8]

In the 2024 Indian general election, he again contested from Hajipur as an RJD candidate but lost to Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) by 1,70,105 votes.^[9]

Ram currently serves as the National President of Ravidas Chetna Manch and previously held the position of National President of Yuva RJD.^[2] He is regarded as a senior Dalit leader of the RJD and a close aide of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.^[10]

Personal life

He is married to Anita Adarsh, who works as an Anganwadi Sevika. The couple has one son and three daughters.^[1]