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SAJIWAN LAL

5 candidacies between 1962 and 1985, 1 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1962–1985
Won
1
20% win rate
Lost
4
80% of contests
Votes polled
45,924
across every contest
Best result
HASANGANJ
34.6% vote share, 1969
Largest victory
113
HASANGANJ, 1969

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%10%19%29%39%19621969197419771985SAJIWAN LAL

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won1 (20%)
  • Lost4 (80%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1985
  • CPI1962, 1969, 1974

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