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VISHWANATH PRASAD

16 candidacies between 1962 and 2010, 1 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
16
1962–2010
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
15
94% of contests
Votes polled
82,212
across every contest
Best result
VARANASI CITY NORTH
41.8% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
1,153
VARANASI CITY NORTH, 1962

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%12%23%35%47%196219691972197719801985199019952010VISHWANATH PRASAD

Results Overview

16CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost15 (94%)

Parties fought under

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