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PARAS NATH SINGH

22 candidacies between 1962 and 2010, 1 won, across 19 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
22
1962–2010
Won
1
5% win rate
Lost
21
95% of contests
Votes polled
78,754
across every contest
Best result
NANPARA
44.5% vote share, 1969
Largest victory
3,946
NANPARA, 1969

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%25%37%50%19621969197219741977198019851989199019931995200020052010PARAS NATH SINGH

Results Overview

22CONTESTS
  • Won1 (5%)
  • Lost21 (95%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI1985, 2000, 2010
  • IND1962, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2010
  • JNPJP1980
  • JNPSC1980
  • BJS1969, 1972, 1974
  • PBI1969
  • JS1962
  • SWA1962

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