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DEWAN CHAND

10 candidacies between 1962 and 1998, 1 won, across 9 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1962–1998
Won
1
10% win rate
Lost
9
90% of contests
Votes polled
1,63,392
across every contest
Best result
GURDASPUR
48.1% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
56,498
GURDASPUR, 1962

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%13%27%40%54%1962197219771983198719901998DEWAN CHAND

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won1 (10%)
  • Lost9 (90%)

Parties fought under

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