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BHAGWATI DEVI

15 candidacies between 1962 and 1998, 4 won, across 8 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1962–1998
Won
4
27% win rate
Lost
11
73% of contests
Votes polled
7,31,366
across every contest
Best result
BARACHATTI
78.4% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
59,623
GAYA, 1996

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%22%44%66%88%19621969197219771980198519901993199519961998BHAGWATI DEVI

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won4 (27%)
  • Lost11 (73%)

Parties fought under

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