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KRIPA SHANKER

15 candidacies between 1962 and 2007, 1 won, across 12 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1962–2007
Won
1
7% win rate
Lost
14
93% of contests
Votes polled
1,41,017
across every contest
Best result
SEORAHI
43.0% vote share, 1969
Largest victory
1,579
DOMARIAGANJ, 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%12%24%36%48%196219691974197719801985198919911993199820032007KRIPA SHANKER

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won1 (7%)
  • Lost14 (93%)

Parties fought under

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