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DINESH CHAND

12 candidacies between 1974 and 2013, 1 won, across 11 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
12
1974–2013
Won
1
8% win rate
Lost
11
92% of contests
Votes polled
37,612
across every contest
Best result
JABALPUR CANTONMENT
55.7% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
7,563
JABALPUR CANTONMENT, 1980

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%31%47%62%197419801985198919911993199820022013DINESH CHAND

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

  • IND1989, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2002, 2013
  • LKD1985
  • INC(I)1980
  • BJS1974

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