4 3 8 ▁votes ▁( 2 3 . 2 %). ▁ ▁Ram ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁J h ark hand ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁Sim aria ▁seat ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁by - p oll ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁inc umb ent ▁B J P ▁legisl ator ▁Up endra ▁N ath ▁Das . ▁Ram ' s ▁campaign ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist ) ▁( C PI ( M )), ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁( R J D ) ▁and ▁J h ark hand ▁Mu kt i ▁Mor cha ▁( J MM ). ▁The ▁Union ▁Railway ▁Minister ▁L al oo ▁Pr as ad ▁Y ad av ▁visited ▁Sim aria ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁Ram . ▁Ram ▁obtained ▁ 3 0 , 7 0 0 ▁votes ▁( 2 6 . 3 1 %). ▁Following ▁the ▁by - e lection , ▁Ram ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁C PI ▁legisl ator ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 2 - member ▁assembly . ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁o ath ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁Ran chi ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Ram ▁suffered ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁Ran chi ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁declared ▁died ▁upon ▁reaching ▁Central ▁Co al field ▁Ltd ▁( CC L ) ▁hospital . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s