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JDJD(U)State partyJD(U)

Contested 6 general elections between 1999 and 2024, winning 79 Lok Sabha seats from 322 candidacies. 541 assembly seats won in 28 states.

Lok Sabha overall · since 1999
6
Elections contested
79
Seats won, all time
21
Best result (1999)
1.8%
Avg. vote share
322 candidacies fielded in total
OverviewElection HistoryState-wise Performance
Latest (2024)
12
16 contested · 1.25% of the national vote
Strike rate, all time
24.5%
seats won per seat contested

Seats won

Across every general election contested, Lok Sabha

06121824199920042009201420192024JD(U)

Results Overview

322CONTESTS
  • Won79 (25%)
  • Lost243 (75%)

National vote share

Share of all valid votes cast in India, not of seats contested

0%1%2%3%3%199920042009201420192024JD(U) vote share

A regional party fighting 40 seats out of 543 is capped at a low national share however well it does. Read this line against the seats chart above, not on its own.

Key highlights

  • Best-ever result was 21 seats in 1999, on 3.10% of the national vote.
  • At the 2024 election it contested 16 seats and won 12, a 75% strike rate.
  • Strongest constituency is NALANDA, Bihar, won 4 times, most recently in 2024.
  • Holds a state assembly record in 28 states, with 541 assembly seats won overall.

Totals

Across 6 general elections the party has polled 4.97 cr votes and lost 186 deposits. It has won 541 assembly seats across 105 state elections. Machine-readable at /api/parties/jd-u.