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RAGHUNATH JHA

12 candidacies between 1972 and 2014, 8 won, across 6 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
12
1972–2014
Won
8
67% win rate
Lost
4
33% of contests
Votes polled
12,07,548
across every contest
Best result
SHEOHAR
62.1% vote share, 1990
Largest victory
36,124
GOPALGANJ, 1999

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%35%52%70%19721977198019851990199119951999200420092014RAGHUNATH JHA

Results Overview

12CONTESTS
  • Won8 (67%)
  • Lost4 (33%)

Parties fought under

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