Shiv Chandra Ram began his political career with the
Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was first elected as a
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the
Mahua constituency in the
February 2005 on an RJD ticket. He was re-elected from the same constituency in the
October 2005 election, again representing the RJD. In the
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Ram contested from the
Raja Pakar seat as an RJD candidate and won, defeating
Pratima Kumari Das of the
Janata Dal (United). During his tenure, he succeeded
Ranju Geeta and was succeeded by
Krishna Kumar Rishi. In the
2019 Indian general election, Ram contested from the
Hajipur parliamentary constituency as an RJD candidate but lost to
Pashupati Kumar Paras of the
LJP by a margin of 2,05,449 votes. He later contested the
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the
Patepur seat but was defeated by
Lakhendra Kumar Raushan of the
Bharatiya Janata Party by 25,839 votes. In the
2024 Indian general election, he again contested from Hajipur as an RJD candidate but lost to
Chirag Paswan of the
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) by 1,70,105 votes. Ram currently serves as the
National President of Ravidas Chetna Manch and previously held the position of
National President of Yuva RJD. ==Personal life==