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ISHWAR CHAND

25 candidacies between 1974 and 2025, 1 won, across 22 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
25
1974–2025
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
24
96% of contests
Votes polled
40,242
across every contest
Best result
JAWALAMUKHI
32.9% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
9
JAWALAMUKHI, 1985

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%18%28%37%197419771982198319851989199019911993199519961999200020082014202320242025ISHWAR CHAND

Results Overview

25CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost24 (96%)

Parties fought under

  • BDPTY2025
  • BDPR2024
  • IND1974, 1977, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1996, 2000, 2014, 2023
  • GMS2008
  • AJBP1999
  • JPP1991
  • ICSSCS1990
  • BKD1974

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