Paras Ram

Paras Ram was an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India from Himachal Pradesh. He represented Jaswan constituency from 1967 to 1972.^[1][2]

Paras Ram
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	B. Ram
Constituency	Jaswan
Personal details
Political party	Communist Party of India

Electoral performance

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Agya Ram	8,504	57.69%	New
	CPI	Paras Ram	4,760	32.29%	1.84
	Independent	Joginder Singh	507	3.44%	New
	Independent	Hem Chand Garg	460	3.12%	New
	Independent	Khushi Ram	290	1.97%	New
	Independent	Laxmi Prakash Punj	220	1.49%	New
Margin of victory			3,744	25.40%	5.73
Turnout			14,741	49.13%	8.96
Registered electors			30,684		6.03
	JP gain from INC		Swing	7.57

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Saligram	5,668	50.11%	15.74
	CPI	Paras Ram	3,444	30.45%	24.14
	Independent	Nikka Ram	1,139	10.07%	New
	ABJS	Governor Singh	431	3.81%	1.20
	Independent	Prakash Chand	357	3.16%	New
	INC(O)	Bidhi Chand	271	2.40%	New
Margin of victory			2,224	19.66%	0.55
Turnout			11,310	40.42%	13.25
Registered electors			28,939		2.11
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	4.47

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Paras Ram	8,446	54.59%	New
	INC	B. Ram	5,318	34.37%	New
	Independent	B. Ram	932	6.02%	New
	ABJS	J. Singh	776	5.02%	New
Margin of victory			3,128	20.22%
Turnout			15,472	54.91%
Registered electors			29,563
	CPI win (new seat)

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh 1967 - Himachal Pradesh - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Jaswan Pragpur Assembly constituency 2017 Election, Date, Results & Candidate lists". Elections.in. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.