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MAM CHAND

24 candidacies between 1962 and 2014, 1 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1962–2014
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
23
96% of contests
Votes polled
1,71,514
across every contest
Best result
NAGAL
40.3% vote share, 1991
Largest victory
3,518
NAGAL, 1991

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%23%34%45%19621972197419801984198519871991199319961998200220092014MAM CHAND

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost23 (96%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI1962, 1987, 1996, 2009, 2014
  • BJP1980, 1991, 1996, 2002
  • IND1962, 1972, 1980, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1998
  • NCO1974

Recommended reading

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesWhy the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesJustice DY ChandrachudView on Amazon →Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentPolitics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentDerek O'BrienView on Amazon →The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldThe India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldS. JaishankarView on Amazon →Narendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistNarendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistVivekanand JhaView on Amazon →India After Gandhi: A HistoryIndia After Gandhi: A HistoryRamachandra GuhaView on Amazon →A Nation of IdiotsA Nation of IdiotsDaksh TyagiView on Amazon →

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