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GYAN CHAND

23 candidacies between 1962 and 2013, 4 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
23
1962–2013
Won
4
17% win rate
Lost
19
83% of contests
Votes polled
1,49,333
across every contest
Best result
UTTARKASHI
51.8% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
32,155
UTTARKASHI, 1996

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%15%29%44%58%19621968197419801983198919901991199319961998200220082013GYAN CHAND

Results Overview

23CONTESTS
  • Won4 (17%)
  • Lost19 (83%)

Parties fought under

  • LJP2008, 2013
  • IND1974, 1980, 1983, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1998, 2002
  • BHJS1996
  • BJP1991, 1993, 1996
  • JP1991
  • BJS1968
  • INC1962

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