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Chandeshwar Prasad

12 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 1 won, across 11 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
12
1962–2025
Won
1
8% win rate
Lost
11
92% of contests
Votes polled
7,62,018
across every contest
Best result
JEHANABAD
44.2% vote share, 2025
Largest victory
1,751
JAHANABAD, 2019

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%12%25%37%50%19621969197719952000201920242025Chandeshwar Prasad

Results Overview

12CONTESTS
  • Won1 (8%)
  • Lost11 (92%)

Parties fought under

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