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MURLI DHAR

17 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 1 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1962–2024
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
16
94% of contests
Votes polled
1,52,744
across every contest
Best result
KISHUNPUR
37.7% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
1,351
KISHUNPUR, 1996

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%21%32%42%19621969198419851987198919901991199319962007201220132024MURLI DHAR

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost16 (94%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1993, 2013, 2024
  • BSP1996, 2012
  • INC2007
  • SHS1993
  • BKD1969
  • JS1962, 1962

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