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B.P. SINGH

17 candidacies between 1967 and 1983, 3 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1967–1983
Won
3
18% win rate
Lost
14
82% of contests
Votes polled
3,10,493
across every contest
Best result
SIDHI
55.4% vote share, 1967
Largest victory
82,383
SIDHI, 1967

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%16%31%47%62%196719781983B.P. SINGH

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won3 (18%)
  • Lost14 (82%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1978, 1983
  • SWA1967, 1967
  • PSP1967, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1967
  • INC1967, 1967, 1967
  • JKD1967
  • BJS1967, 1967

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