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JAI NARAIN

32 candidacies between 1962 and 2012, 4 won, across 27 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
32
1962–2012
Won
4
13% win rate
Lost
28
88% of contests
Votes polled
7,88,409
across every contest
Best result
NEWAI
70.8% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
77,051
SALUMBER, 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%20%40%59%79%1962197219771980198219841985198719891991199619982000200520092012JAI NARAIN

Results Overview

32CONTESTS
  • Won4 (13%)
  • Lost28 (88%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1991, 1998, 2012
  • BSP2005, 2012
  • BJP1982, 1996, 2009
  • INC1977, 1991, 2000
  • JD(S)2000
  • HMS1989, 1991
  • ICJ1984
  • INC(I)1980
  • JNPS1980
  • JNP1977, 1977
  • NCO1972
  • SWA1962, 1972

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