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RAM BHAGAT PASWAN

5 candidacies between 1971 and 1996, 2 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1971–1996
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
7,23,891
across every contest
Best result
ROSERA
57.8% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
97,218
ROSERA, 1984

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%16%32%49%65%19711977198419891996RAM BHAGAT PASWAN

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

  • INC1971, 1977, 1984, 1989, 1996

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