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LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

5 candidacies between 1962 and 1991, 1 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1962–1991
Won
1
20% win rate
Lost
4
80% of contests
Votes polled
1,41,577
across every contest
Best result
ALLAHABAD
58.1% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
68,533
ALLAHABAD, 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%33%49%65%1962198419851991LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won1 (20%)
  • Lost4 (80%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1984, 1985, 1985, 1991
  • INC1962

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