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BASHIR AHMAD

24 candidacies between 1962 and 2008, 3 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1962–2008
Won
3
13% win rate
Lost
21
88% of contests
Votes polled
4,97,734
across every contest
Best result
KANGAN
87.1% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
1,70,489
FATEHPUR, 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%24%49%73%98%19621968197419771980198319851987198919911993199519961999200220042008BASHIR AHMAD

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won3 (13%)
  • Lost21 (88%)

Parties fought under

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