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BIKRAM KESHARI DEO

8 candidacies between 1985 and 2009, 6 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1985–2009
Won
6
75% win rate
Lost
2
25% of contests
Votes polled
14,78,178
across every contest
Best result
KALAHANDI
57.9% vote share, 1999
Largest victory
1,19,914
KALAHANDI, 1998

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%16%32%49%65%19851990199119951998199920042009BIKRAM KESHARI DEO

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won6 (75%)
  • Lost2 (25%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009
  • JNP1985

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