Skip to content
JanadeshJanadesh

KALI CHARAN

45 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 3 won, across 40 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
45
1962–2025
Won
3
7% win rate
Lost
42
93% of contests
Votes polled
2,50,125
across every contest
Best result
SADAT
56.5% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
20,447
SADAT, 1977

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%47%63%1962196919721974197719801983198519891991199319961998200220072008201520192025KALI CHARAN

Results Overview

45CONTESTS
  • Won3 (7%)
  • Lost42 (93%)

Parties fought under

  • BSP2002, 2025
  • IND1972, 1974, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2019
  • JD1989, 1993, 1993, 1998
  • GSP1996
  • LKD1993
  • BLMD1991
  • DDP1985, 1991
  • JNPJP1980
  • JNP1977
  • NCO1974, 1974
  • RPK1974
  • INC1962, 1969
  • SSP1969
  • SOC1962, 1962
  • SWA1962

Recommended reading

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesWhy the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesJustice DY ChandrachudView on Amazon →Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentPolitics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentDerek O'BrienView on Amazon →The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldThe India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldS. JaishankarView on Amazon →Narendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistNarendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistVivekanand JhaView on Amazon →India After Gandhi: A HistoryIndia After Gandhi: A HistoryRamachandra GuhaView on Amazon →A Nation of IdiotsA Nation of IdiotsDaksh TyagiView on Amazon →

As an Amazon Associate, Janadesh earns from qualifying purchases.

KALI CHARAN · Janadesh