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Prakash Chandra

30 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 3 won, across 28 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
30
1962–2025
Won
3
10% win rate
Lost
27
90% of contests
Votes polled
5,62,575
across every contest
Best result
BARH
63.7% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
2,22,736
BARH, 1984

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%54%71%196219691972197719841985199019931996200220032007200920102014201520172019202020222025Prakash Chandra

Results Overview

30CONTESTS
  • Won3 (10%)
  • Lost27 (90%)

Parties fought under

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