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LAJJA RAM

18 candidacies between 1977 and 2003, 3 won, across 12 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
18
1977–2003
Won
3
17% win rate
Lost
15
83% of contests
Votes polled
74,292
across every contest
Best result
DOON
38.3% vote share, 1998
Largest victory
3,148
DOON, 1998

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%11%21%32%43%19771980198519871989199119931996199820002003LAJJA RAM

Results Overview

18CONTESTS
  • Won3 (17%)
  • Lost15 (83%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1996, 2000, 2003
  • INC1993, 1998, 2003
  • BJP1993
  • DDP1985

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