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RAM NARAIN SHARMA

5 candidacies between 1962 and 1977, 2 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1962–1977
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
1,86,934
across every contest
Best result
DHANBAD
46.4% vote share, 1971
Largest victory
70,923
DHANBAD, 1971

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%26%39%52%196219711977RAM NARAIN SHARMA

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won2 (40%)
  • Lost3 (60%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1977
  • INC1962, 1971, 1977

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