[1] In the 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Ram finished in second place in Simaria with 19,271 votes (24.36%).
[4] Ram was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in a by-election held for the Simaria seat in February 2008.
The by-poll had been called following the death of incumbent BJP legislator Upendra Nath Das.
[5][6][7] Ram's campaign was supported by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
The Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav visited Simaria to campaign for Ram.