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Chandra Shekhar Singh

25 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 6 won, across 17 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
25
1962–2025
Won
6
24% win rate
Lost
19
76% of contests
Votes polled
9,17,279
across every contest
Best result
BANKA
70.9% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
76,423
BANKA, 1980

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%20%40%60%79%19621969197719801985199019911995199620122025Chandra Shekhar Singh

Results Overview

25CONTESTS
  • Won6 (24%)
  • Lost19 (76%)

Parties fought under

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