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DURGA CHAND

5 candidacies between 1962 and 1985, 3 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1962–1985
Won
3
60% win rate
Lost
2
40% of contests
Votes polled
1,90,840
across every contest
Best result
THURAL
62.3% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
39,004
KANGRA, 1977

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%17%35%52%70%19621972197719821985DURGA CHAND

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won3 (60%)
  • Lost2 (40%)

Parties fought under

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