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Balwan Singh

47 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 3 won, across 34 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
47
1962–2024
Won
3
6% win rate
Lost
44
94% of contests
Votes polled
3,04,127
across every contest
Best result
SARVANKHERA
45.2% vote share, 1974
Largest victory
8,438
JANDRAH GHAROTA, 1983

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%13%25%38%51%196219691971197219741983198519871990199119962000200220032005200820092012201420172018201920232024Balwan Singh

Results Overview

47CONTESTS
  • Won3 (6%)
  • Lost44 (94%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1972, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2024, 2024
  • INLD2019, 2024
  • JKNPPI2024
  • JKNPPB2024
  • BSP2000, 2005, 2009, 2019
  • INC1983, 1996, 2002, 2014
  • JKNPP2014
  • LJP2012
  • BJP2005
  • JD1996
  • JNP1985
  • BKD1971, 1974
  • PSP1962, 1969

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