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GURU PRASAD

27 candidacies between 1962 and 2017, 1 won, across 25 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
27
1962–2017
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
26
96% of contests
Votes polled
56,545
across every contest
Best result
BARA
30.4% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
106
BARA, 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%9%17%26%34%19621974197719801989199119931995199620022003200720122017GURU PRASAD

Results Overview

27CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost26 (96%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2017
  • JAKP2012
  • LJP2012
  • JND2012
  • AD2002
  • DDP1993
  • JNP1977
  • SWA1962

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