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Mehar Chand

16 candidacies between 1962 and 2022, 1 won, across 14 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
16
1962–2022
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
15
94% of contests
Votes polled
44,323
across every contest
Best result
BADOPAL
55.6% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
11,245
BADOPAL, 1972

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%62%19621968197119721977198219841991199219931996199720072022Mehar Chand

Results Overview

16CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost15 (94%)

Parties fought under

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