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GIRJA PRASAD

7 candidacies between 1962 and 2003, 1 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1962–2003
Won
1
14% win rate
Lost
6
86% of contests
Votes polled
13,780
across every contest
Best result
SARJU
23.7% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
108
SARJU, 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%7%13%20%27%1962196919801989199319962003GIRJA PRASAD

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won1 (14%)
  • Lost6 (86%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1969, 1980, 1989, 1993, 2003
  • NLP1996
  • SOC1962

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