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BHAG SINGH

31 candidacies between 1962 and 2022, 4 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
31
1962–2022
Won
4
13% win rate
Lost
27
87% of contests
Votes polled
4,82,781
across every contest
Best result
JAGRAON
48.4% vote share, 1997
Largest victory
18,954
JAGRAON, 1997

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%14%27%41%54%19621969197719801982198419851987199219931996199719982000200220042005200720142022BHAG SINGH

Results Overview

31CONTESTS
  • Won4 (13%)
  • Lost27 (87%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI1962, 1985, 2022
  • INC1962, 1969, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2014
  • IND1962, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2007
  • SADM1997, 1998, 2004, 2007
  • INLD2000
  • SAD1997
  • SAP1996
  • BSP1996
  • JNP1982, 1987
  • JNPSC1980

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