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Dr. Bharat Bhushan

32 candidacies between 1977 and 2024, 3 won, across 25 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
32
1977–2024
Won
3
9% win rate
Lost
29
91% of contests
Votes polled
4,48,355
across every contest
Best result
NAINITAL
61.7% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
84,646
NAINITAL, 1977

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%17%35%52%69%1977198019821983198919901991199319962000200220052007200820122017201920232024Dr. Bharat Bhushan

Results Overview

32CONTESTS
  • Won3 (9%)
  • Lost29 (91%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1982, 1983, 1991, 2008, 2024
  • IND1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1996, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024
  • BSCP2024
  • AITC2012
  • BSP2012
  • RJD2005
  • JKN1996, 1996
  • DDP1993
  • JP1991
  • JNPJP1990
  • JNP1980
  • BLD1977

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