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DURGA PRASAD MISRA

5 candidacies between 1977 and 2002, 2 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1977–2002
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
97,210
across every contest
Best result
BARHAJ
33.4% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
3,244
BARHAJ, 2002

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%9%19%28%37%19771980198519962002DURGA PRASAD MISRA

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won2 (40%)
  • Lost3 (60%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 2002
  • BJP1980, 1985, 1996

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