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ABDUL KALAM

17 candidacies between 1974 and 2017, 5 won, across 14 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1974–2017
Won
5
29% win rate
Lost
12
71% of contests
Votes polled
3,50,412
across every contest
Best result
VARANASI NORTH
52.5% vote share, 2002
Largest victory
19,537
VARANASI NORTH, 2002

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%15%29%44%59%1974197719801984198519931995199620022007201220152017ABDUL KALAM

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won5 (29%)
  • Lost12 (71%)

Parties fought under

  • BSP2017
  • IND1977, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2015
  • SP1996, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2007, 2012
  • INC1985
  • INC(U)1980
  • RPK1974

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