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DR. MAHESH JOSHI

15 candidacies between 1972 and 2018, 6 won, across 9 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1972–2018
Won
6
40% win rate
Lost
9
60% of contests
Votes polled
13,96,915
across every contest
Best result
INDORE-III
55.9% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
22,211
KISHANPOLE, 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%16%31%47%63%1972197719801985198919901998199920032009201320142018DR. MAHESH JOSHI

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won6 (40%)
  • Lost9 (60%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018
  • BSP2013
  • SJPR1998
  • IND1989
  • INC(I)1980

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