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BUTA SINGH

28 candidacies between 1962 and 2022, 9 won, across 15 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
28
1962–2022
Won
9
32% win rate
Lost
19
68% of contests
Votes polled
29,94,656
across every contest
Best result
JALORE
66.5% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
1,66,085
JALORE, 1998

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%19%37%56%74%196219711977198019821984198519871989199119921996199819992000200220042005200920142022BUTA SINGH

Results Overview

28CONTESTS
  • Won9 (32%)
  • Lost19 (68%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1980, 1980, 1982, 1996, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2009, 2022
  • INLD2005, 2014
  • BSPA2014
  • INC1971, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2004
  • SADM2002
  • CPI1980, 1992
  • LKD1987
  • INC(I)1980
  • AD1962

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