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HAR PRASAD

18 candidacies between 1962 and 2012, 1 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
18
1962–2012
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
17
94% of contests
Votes polled
98,462
across every contest
Best result
SAFIPUR
39.5% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
1,964
SAFIPUR, 1980

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%1962196919771980198519891990199119932012HAR PRASAD

Results Overview

18CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost17 (94%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI1962, 2012
  • IND1977, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1993
  • DDP1990, 1990
  • INC(I)1980
  • BKD1969
  • PSP1962

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