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DASHRATH SINGH

29 candidacies between 1962 and 2019, 3 won, across 24 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
29
1962–2019
Won
3
10% win rate
Lost
26
90% of contests
Votes polled
1,89,232
across every contest
Best result
SADULLAH NAGAR
49.4% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
11,136
SADULLAH NAGAR, 1977

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%41%55%19621969197419771980198419851989199019911996199820032008200920132019DASHRATH SINGH

Results Overview

29CONTESTS
  • Won3 (10%)
  • Lost26 (90%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2008, 2013, 2019
  • JKNPP2009
  • JGP2009
  • SP1998
  • DDP1991
  • BSP1991
  • IPF1990
  • BJP1980, 1980, 1989
  • JNP1977
  • BJS1969, 1974, 1974
  • JS1962

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