Peetam Ram (26 January 1951 – 4 February 2022) was an Indian politician.[1][2] He represented the Puranpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party.[3][4]

Peetam Ram
Personal details
Born(1951-01-26)26 January 1951
Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 71)
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseSahodra Devi
Children3
ParentJhajhan Lal (father)
ResidencePilibhit District
ProfessionPolitician and farmer

Early life and education edit

Ram was born in Pilibhit District on 26 January 1951, to Jhajhan Lal.[1] He attended Primary school and was literate. Ram belonged to the Scheduled caste community (Dhobi).[2][1]

Political career edit

He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (MLA) from 1996 to 2007 and again from 2012 till 2017.[1][2]

Personal life and death edit

Ram was married to Sahodra Devi with whom he had a son and two daughters.[1] He died from complications of COVID-19 at a hospital in Bareilly on 4 February 2022, aged 71.[5][6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ "सपा के वरिष्ठ नेता व पूर्व विधायक पीतम राम का निधन, पीलीभीत की इस सीट से बहू ने किया है नामांकन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "सपा के पूर्व विधायक पीतमराम का निधन". Live Hindustan. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.