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RAM VILAS PASWAN

11 candidacies between 1977 and 2009, 7 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
11
1977–2009
Won
7
64% win rate
Lost
4
36% of contests
Votes polled
33,32,294
across every contest
Best result
HAJIPUR
89.3% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
5,04,448
HAJIPUR, 1989

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%25%50%75%100%1977198019891990199119951998199920042009RAM VILAS PASWAN

Results Overview

11CONTESTS
  • Won7 (64%)
  • Lost4 (36%)

Parties fought under

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