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BASANT SINGH

36 candidacies between 1962 and 2019, 13 won, across 23 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
36
1962–2019
Won
13
36% win rate
Lost
23
64% of contests
Votes polled
12,73,398
across every contest
Best result
DAKHA
59.1% vote share, 1969
Largest victory
82,572
ROPAR, 1977

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%17%33%50%66%19621969197119721977198019821985198919901991199219931995199619982000200520152019BASANT SINGH

Results Overview

36CONTESTS
  • Won13 (36%)
  • Lost23 (64%)

Parties fought under

  • BJKD2019
  • IND1971, 1972, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1998, 2015
  • INC1962, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2005
  • RJD2000
  • SP2000
  • SAD1969, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1985, 1996
  • JD1990, 1995
  • BMKD1993
  • CPM1985
  • INC(I)1980
  • INC(U)1980
  • BJS1972
  • SWA1962, 1962, 1969
  • JS1962

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