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Jagdish Chander

23 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 3 won, across 19 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
23
1962–2024
Won
3
13% win rate
Lost
20
87% of contests
Votes polled
2,38,072
across every contest
Best result
RAMAKRISHNAPURAM
56.8% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
9,676
Sadulshahar, 2018

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%16%32%48%64%19621968197219771987198919901991199219961997199820132014201820232024Jagdish Chander

Results Overview

23CONTESTS
  • Won3 (13%)
  • Lost20 (87%)

Parties fought under

  • BSP2024
  • INC1968, 1972, 1977, 2013, 2018, 2023
  • IND1962, 1977, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 2014
  • BJP1992
  • ICSSCS1990
  • HMS1990

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