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MAKHAN SINGH

52 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 5 won, across 34 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
52
1962–2024
Won
5
10% win rate
Lost
47
90% of contests
Votes polled
6,35,821
across every contest
Best result
PUNDRI
52.6% vote share, 1987
Largest victory
12,397
PUNDRI, 1987

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%29%44%59%196219681972197719801982198519871989199119931996199719992000200220072008200920122017201920222024MAKHAN SINGH

Results Overview

52CONTESTS
  • Won5 (10%)
  • Lost47 (90%)

Parties fought under

  • BSP1996, 1999, 2009, 2017, 2017, 2024
  • IND1962, 1962, 1972, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2007, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2024
  • SADM2017
  • INC2007, 2012
  • SP2008
  • NCP2002
  • SAD1997, 2002
  • JP1991, 1996
  • CPI1962, 1968, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996
  • LKD1987
  • AD1962, 1962

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