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CHANDER SHEKHAR

18 candidacies between 1985 and 2022, 2 won, across 15 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
18
1985–2022
Won
2
11% win rate
Lost
16
89% of contests
Votes polled
1,54,925
across every contest
Best result
DHARAMPUR
51.9% vote share, 2022
Largest victory
18,922
CHIRAIGAON, 1989

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%15%29%44%58%19851989199019911993199619992007201220202022CHANDER SHEKHAR

Results Overview

18CONTESTS
  • Won2 (11%)
  • Lost16 (89%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1991, 2007, 2012, 2022
  • IND1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2012, 2020
  • JP1996, 1999
  • BJP1991
  • JD1989, 1991
  • JNPJP1990

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