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Rajesh Ranjan

12 candidacies between 1990 and 2025, 4 won, across 6 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
12
1990–2025
Won
4
33% win rate
Lost
8
67% of contests
Votes polled
12,83,021
across every contest
Best result
PURNEA
66.0% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
3,16,155
PURNEA, 1996

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%37%55%74%19901995199619981999200520092014201920202025Rajesh Ranjan

Results Overview

12CONTESTS
  • Won4 (33%)
  • Lost8 (67%)

Parties fought under

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