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MALLIKARJUN KHARGE

9 candidacies between 1985 and 2019, 8 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1985–2019
Won
8
89% win rate
Lost
1
11% of contests
Votes polled
16,33,451
across every contest
Best result
GURMITKAL
76.8% vote share, 1999
Largest victory
74,733
GULBARGA, 2014

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%21%43%64%86%198519891994199920042008200920142019MALLIKARJUN KHARGE

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won8 (89%)
  • Lost1 (11%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1985, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2019

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