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Gauri Shanker

28 candidacies between 1962 and 1999, 4 won, across 26 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
28
1962–1999
Won
4
14% win rate
Lost
24
86% of contests
Votes polled
3,97,308
across every contest
Best result
KHANPUR
55.2% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
11,921
KOPACHIT, 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%15%31%46%62%1962197219741977198019851991199319961999Gauri Shanker

Results Overview

28CONTESTS
  • Won4 (14%)
  • Lost24 (86%)

Parties fought under

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