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RAM CHANDRA PASWAN

14 candidacies between 1969 and 2014, 5 won, across 9 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
14
1969–2014
Won
5
36% win rate
Lost
9
64% of contests
Votes polled
15,17,983
across every contest
Best result
BAKHRI
65.0% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
1,42,916
ROSERA, 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%18%36%55%73%196919721977199019951998199920002004200520092014RAM CHANDRA PASWAN

Results Overview

14CONTESTS
  • Won5 (36%)
  • Lost9 (64%)

Parties fought under

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