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BHAGWATI PRASAD

47 candidacies between 1962 and 2022, 4 won, across 40 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
47
1962–2022
Won
4
9% win rate
Lost
43
91% of contests
Votes polled
6,84,921
across every contest
Best result
CHHANYEY
69.8% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
38,774
KHAIR, 2012

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%20%39%59%78%196219691974197719801984198519891990199119931996199820022007201220172022BHAGWATI PRASAD

Results Overview

47CONTESTS
  • Won4 (9%)
  • Lost43 (91%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2012, 2017, 2022
  • SP1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2022
  • RLD2012, 2022
  • ASP2007
  • BSP1989, 1991, 1996, 2002
  • MB1993
  • JD1991
  • INC1962, 1985
  • CPM1974, 1980
  • NCO1974
  • BKD1969, 1969
  • PSP1962
  • SWA1962, 1962

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