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GOVIND LAL

17 candidacies between 1977 and 2024, 2 won, across 12 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1977–2024
Won
2
12% win rate
Lost
15
88% of contests
Votes polled
62,398
across every contest
Best result
PATEL NAGAR
42.7% vote share, 1983
Largest victory
3,133
PINDAR, 2007

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%12%24%36%48%19771980198319841985199620022007201720222024GOVIND LAL

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won2 (12%)
  • Lost15 (88%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1984, 1984, 1985, 1985, 1996, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2024
  • BMUP2017
  • BJP2002, 2007
  • INC1983

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