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PURUSHOTTAM LAL

8 candidacies between 1977 and 2024, 1 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1977–2024
Won
1
13% win rate
Lost
7
88% of contests
Votes polled
76,899
across every contest
Best result
SIRATHU
47.9% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
5,600
SIRATHU, 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%13%27%40%54%19771985198719891991200220072024PURUSHOTTAM LAL

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won1 (13%)
  • Lost7 (88%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1987, 2024
  • INC1985, 1989, 1991, 2002, 2007

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