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Durga Prasad Singh

8 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 3 won, across 6 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1962–2025
Won
3
38% win rate
Lost
5
63% of contests
Votes polled
85,952
across every contest
Best result
JAMTARA
39.6% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
13,031
UJIARPUR, 2010

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%11%22%33%44%1962197219771980200520102025Durga Prasad Singh

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won3 (38%)
  • Lost5 (63%)

Parties fought under

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