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JAGDISH NARAIN

20 candidacies between 1962 and 2012, 3 won, across 19 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1962–2012
Won
3
15% win rate
Lost
17
85% of contests
Votes polled
1,90,547
across every contest
Best result
HAMIRPUR
42.9% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
14,835
BEYALSI, 2007

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%12%24%36%48%1962196919741977198019851991199319962000200220072012JAGDISH NARAIN

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won3 (15%)
  • Lost17 (85%)

Parties fought under

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