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SURESH PASWAN

38 candidacies between 1985 and 2024, 6 won, across 23 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
38
1985–2024
Won
6
16% win rate
Lost
32
84% of contests
Votes polled
8,07,595
across every contest
Best result
DEOGHAR
53.5% vote share, 2024
Largest victory
39,721
DEOGHAR, 2024

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%15%30%45%60%19851990199119951999200020052009201020142015201920202024SURESH PASWAN

Results Overview

38CONTESTS
  • Won6 (16%)
  • Lost32 (84%)

Parties fought under

  • RJD2000, 2000, 2000, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2024
  • NCP2010, 2020
  • PPID2020
  • IND1990, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2019
  • NTP2015
  • BSP2014
  • SHS2000
  • JD1995, 1995, 1995
  • SAP1995
  • CPI1985, 1990

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