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Jamil Ahmad

24 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 1 won, across 22 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1962–2025
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
23
96% of contests
Votes polled
1,21,066
across every contest
Best result
PATNA EAST
32.0% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
407
PATNA EAST, 1972

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%27%36%1962196919721977198019851989199019911993199520092015202220242025Jamil Ahmad

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost23 (96%)

Parties fought under

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