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NARESH CHANDRA

22 candidacies between 1977 and 2022, 4 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
22
1977–2022
Won
4
18% win rate
Lost
18
82% of contests
Votes polled
1,85,673
across every contest
Best result
LUCKNOW CENTRAL
61.2% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
19,342
LUCKNOW CENTRAL, 1985

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%17%34%51%69%197719801985198919901991199319962002201720192022NARESH CHANDRA

Results Overview

22CONTESTS
  • Won4 (18%)
  • Lost18 (82%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1985, 1989, 1991, 2022
  • BSCP2019
  • IND1989, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2017
  • SHS1991
  • BJP1980
  • INC(I)1980
  • JNP1977

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