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Devendra Prasad Yadav

20 candidacies between 1977 and 2019, 6 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1977–2019
Won
6
30% win rate
Lost
14
70% of contests
Votes polled
28,43,194
across every contest
Best result
PHULPARAS
62.8% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
1,30,074
JHANJHARPUR, 1991

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%18%35%53%70%197719801985198919911995199619981999200020042009201420152019Devendra Prasad Yadav

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won6 (30%)
  • Lost14 (70%)

Parties fought under

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