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KAMAL PASWAN

7 candidacies between 1977 and 2005, 3 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1977–2005
Won
3
43% win rate
Lost
4
57% of contests
Votes polled
1,72,533
across every contest
Best result
BOCHAHA
64.8% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
41,619
SAKRA, 1995

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%18%36%54%73%1977198019851990199119952005KAMAL PASWAN

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won3 (43%)
  • Lost4 (57%)

Parties fought under

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