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Shyam Prakash

14 candidacies between 1989 and 2022, 4 won, across 8 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
14
1989–2022
Won
4
29% win rate
Lost
10
71% of contests
Votes polled
8,70,801
across every contest
Best result
AHIRORI
46.7% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
31,378
GOPAMAU, 2017

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%1989199319961998200220072009201220172022Shyam Prakash

Results Overview

14CONTESTS
  • Won4 (29%)
  • Lost10 (71%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP2017, 2022
  • BSP1996, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2022
  • SP2007, 2009, 2012
  • IND2007
  • NLP1996
  • INC1989, 1993

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