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BENI PRASAD

13 candidacies between 1974 and 2019, 7 won, across 9 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
13
1974–2019
Won
7
54% win rate
Lost
6
46% of contests
Votes polled
2,66,386
across every contest
Best result
MASAULI
54.9% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
18,940
MASAULI, 1993

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%31%46%62%19741977198019851989199119932019BENI PRASAD

Results Overview

13CONTESTS
  • Won7 (54%)
  • Lost6 (46%)

Parties fought under

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