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HARCHARAN SINGH

25 candidacies between 1962 and 2014, 3 won, across 18 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
25
1962–2014
Won
3
12% win rate
Lost
22
88% of contests
Votes polled
4,10,121
across every contest
Best result
MUKTSAR
55.9% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
14,655
MUKTSAR, 1962

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%16%31%47%63%19621969197219741977198019871989199119921993199619992002200320122014HARCHARAN SINGH

Results Overview

25CONTESTS
  • Won3 (12%)
  • Lost22 (88%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2012, 2014
  • IJP2012
  • BJP2003
  • INC1962, 1969, 1969, 1977, 1989, 1992, 2002
  • INC(I)1980, 1980
  • AD1962

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