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ROOP CHAND

41 candidacies between 1968 and 2022, 1 won, across 33 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
41
1968–2022
Won
1
2% win rate
Lost
40
98% of contests
Votes polled
99,553
across every contest
Best result
NAND NAGARI
46.8% vote share, 1998
Largest victory
10,736
NAND NAGARI, 1998

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%1968196919711972197419771980198219841985199019911993199619982004200820122022ROOP CHAND

Results Overview

41CONTESTS
  • Won1 (2%)
  • Lost40 (98%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1968, 1968, 1971, 1971, 1972, 1972, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1982, 1982, 1984, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2022
  • NCP2012
  • RLD2008
  • SHS1998, 2004
  • INC1998
  • SSD1991
  • ICJ1985
  • KMP1974
  • BJS1969

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