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OM PRAKASH GUPTA

26 candidacies between 1969 and 2025, 3 won, across 17 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
26
1969–2025
Won
3
12% win rate
Lost
23
88% of contests
Votes polled
2,81,744
across every contest
Best result
MISRIKH
49.6% vote share, 1989
Largest victory
28,187
MISRIKH, 1993

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%14%28%42%56%196919801985198919901991199319962005200820132015202020242025OM PRAKASH GUPTA

Results Overview

26CONTESTS
  • Won3 (12%)
  • Lost23 (88%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1980, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2024, 2024, 2025
  • JDR2020
  • SAP2005
  • SP1993, 1996, 1996, 2005
  • BJP1985, 1993
  • JP1991
  • HMS1990
  • LKD1969

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