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Kapil Dev

19 candidacies between 1989 and 2022, 1 won, across 14 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
19
1989–2022
Won
1
5% win rate
Lost
18
95% of contests
Votes polled
6,53,048
across every contest
Best result
SONEPAT
51.0% vote share, 1989
Largest victory
71,004
SONEPAT, 1989

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%14%29%43%57%19891991199319962002200720092012201720182022Kapil Dev

Results Overview

19CONTESTS
  • Won1 (5%)
  • Lost18 (95%)

Parties fought under

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