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DR.MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI

8 candidacies between 1977 and 2014, 6 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1977–2014
Won
6
75% win rate
Lost
2
25% of contests
Votes polled
16,26,955
across every contest
Best result
ALMORA
63.6% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
2,22,946
KANPUR, 2014

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%18%36%53%71%19771980198419961998199920092014DR.MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won6 (75%)
  • Lost2 (25%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1984, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2014
  • JNP1980
  • BLD1977

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