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BALAK RAM

37 candidacies between 1962 and 2022, 4 won, across 27 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
37
1962–2022
Won
4
11% win rate
Lost
33
89% of contests
Votes polled
5,11,141
across every contest
Best result
SIMLA
64.6% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
87,291
SIMLA, 1977

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%18%36%54%72%1962197419771980198219831985198719891991199319962000200320122022BALAK RAM

Results Overview

37CONTESTS
  • Won4 (11%)
  • Lost33 (89%)

Parties fought under

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