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BHAGWAT JHA AZAD

5 candidacies between 1962 and 1984, 4 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1962–1984
Won
4
80% win rate
Lost
1
20% of contests
Votes polled
7,71,636
across every contest
Best result
BHAGALPUR
49.4% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
76,685
BHAGALPUR, 1980

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%14%28%41%55%19621971197719801984BHAGWAT JHA AZAD

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won4 (80%)
  • Lost1 (20%)

Parties fought under

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