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] Satyadev Ram was born in Krishnapali village of Darauli Block of Siwan district of Bihar in a Dalit family.

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

He married Malti Devi, another social worker and a political leader and Mukhiya of her Gram Panchayat.