This nomination for Palamu lok Sabha seat contestants’ varied educational qualifications came to the fore. It is Inter Pass more than graduates. One has a technical qualification of being a B Tech. There are 14 who filed their nominations and now begins the phase of scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination.
If the declarations given by the contestants are taken into account then the Ex DGP VD Ram and now a BJP candidate is a B.A. ( Hons) of 1971 from Patna University Patna. Ram has not mentioned the Honous subject. The outgoing Palamu MP Kameshwar Baitha as per his declaration is shown as ‘studying’ (Addheeyan) matriculation in 1975 from Rama Sahu Arya Basic High School Garhwa. The JVM ( P) candidate Ghuran Ram is a 1995 graduate in Arts and claims to have done Hounours in Political science from a Garhwa based college.
The Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rampati Ranjan claims to be a Graduate ‘under Army’ in 1991. He has done this from Panchmadhi college Madhya Pradesh.
The RJD’s Manoj Kumar is a graduate. The former MP Palamu and now a JD U candidate Jorawar Ram is Inter Pass. An Independent Ravindra K Ravi claims to be a B Tech. The AAP candidate Kishundhari Ram is also an Inter Pass. The CPI Ml candidate Sushma Mehta is an Inter Pass. Some are veterans and some are green horns.