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PURAN CHANDRA

10 candidacies between 1980 and 2017, 1 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1980–2017
Won
1
10% win rate
Lost
9
90% of contests
Votes polled
55,126
across every contest
Best result
BAGESHWAR
47.9% vote share, 1991
Largest victory
7,200
BAGESHWAR, 1991

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%13%27%40%54%19801985199119931996200220072017PURAN CHANDRA

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won1 (10%)
  • Lost9 (90%)

Parties fought under

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