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B L SHANKAR

5 candidacies between 1989 and 2013, 1 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1989–2013
Won
1
20% win rate
Lost
4
80% of contests
Votes polled
6,42,707
across every contest
Best result
CHIKMAGALUR
32.7% vote share, 2004
Largest victory
4,059
CHIKMAGALUR, 1996

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%9%18%27%37%19891996199820042013B L SHANKAR

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won1 (20%)
  • Lost4 (80%)

Parties fought under

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