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Rajendra Sharma

20 candidacies between 1977 and 2025, 1 won, across 14 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1977–2025
Won
1
5% win rate
Lost
19
95% of contests
Votes polled
1,63,452
across every contest
Best result
KHARKHAUDA
37.8% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
14,058
KHARKHAUDA, 1985

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%11%21%32%42%19771985198919901991199520022005200820092013201420202025Rajendra Sharma

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won1 (5%)
  • Lost19 (95%)

Parties fought under

  • SUCI2020, 2025
  • RSHJP2014
  • RBD2013
  • INC1985, 1989, 2002, 2008, 2009
  • IND1977, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1995, 1995, 2005, 2005
  • BJP1991

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