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HARSH VARDHAN

24 candidacies between 1980 and 2020, 10 won, across 11 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1980–2020
Won
10
42% win rate
Lost
14
58% of contests
Votes polled
22,25,467
across every contest
Best result
SHILLAI
60.9% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
2,28,145
CHANDNI CHOWK, 2019

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%17%34%51%68%1980198419891991199319961998200320042007200820092013201420192020HARSH VARDHAN

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won10 (42%)
  • Lost14 (58%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1989, 1991, 2020
  • BJP1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2019
  • INC1993, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014
  • JD1989, 1991, 1998
  • BSP1991, 1996
  • JP1991
  • JNPJP1989
  • JNP1984
  • JNPSC1980

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