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Dr. Mahesh Prasad

23 candidacies between 1969 and 2025, 1 won, across 23 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
23
1969–2025
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
22
96% of contests
Votes polled
2,07,460
across every contest
Best result
NAURANGIA
48.3% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
11,933
NAURANGIA, 1980

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%27%41%54%196919711977198019841991199319951996199819992002200320082012201720232025Dr. Mahesh Prasad

Results Overview

23CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost22 (96%)

Parties fought under

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