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BENI PRASAD VERMA

8 candidacies between 1980 and 2014, 5 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1980–2014
Won
5
63% win rate
Lost
3
38% of contests
Votes polled
12,03,991
across every contest
Best result
KAISERGANJ
39.8% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
51,559
KAISERGANJ, 1999

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%11%22%33%45%19801996199819992004200720092014BENI PRASAD VERMA

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won5 (63%)
  • Lost3 (38%)

Parties fought under

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