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DAMODAR SINGH

20 candidacies between 1974 and 2014, 3 won, across 14 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1974–2014
Won
3
15% win rate
Lost
17
85% of contests
Votes polled
2,36,697
across every contest
Best result
MAHARAJGANJ
50.6% vote share, 2005
Largest victory
20,000
MAHARAJGANJ, 2010

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%28%42%57%197419801985199119931995200020032005201020122014DAMODAR SINGH

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won3 (15%)
  • Lost17 (85%)

Parties fought under

  • BSP2003, 2014
  • AITC2014
  • IND1974, 1980, 1980, 1985, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1993, 2000, 2010, 2012
  • JD(U)2005, 2005, 2010
  • HVC2003
  • INC1995
  • JNP1985

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