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RAJ K.PUROHIT

5 candidacies between 1995 and 2014, 4 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1995–2014
Won
4
80% win rate
Lost
1
20% of contests
Votes polled
1,61,104
across every contest
Best result
MUMBADEVI
63.0% vote share, 1999
Largest victory
23,787
COLABA, 2014

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%35%53%71%19951999200420092014RAJ K.PUROHIT

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won4 (80%)
  • Lost1 (20%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1995, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014

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