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MAHADEO PRASAD

19 candidacies between 1962 and 2010, 3 won, across 17 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
19
1962–2010
Won
3
16% win rate
Lost
16
84% of contests
Votes polled
3,70,082
across every contest
Best result
MAHARAJGANJ
52.7% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
49,050
BANSGAON, 1962

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%15%30%44%59%196219691971197719851993199520052010MAHADEO PRASAD

Results Overview

19CONTESTS
  • Won3 (16%)
  • Lost16 (84%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI2005, 2010
  • BJP1995
  • IND1962, 1971, 1971, 1977, 1993
  • DDP1985
  • INC1962, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1985
  • BKD1971
  • JS1962
  • SOC1962

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