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Rajesh Sharma

32 candidacies between 1972 and 2025, 2 won, across 30 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
32
1972–2025
Won
2
6% win rate
Lost
30
94% of contests
Votes polled
1,24,926
across every contest
Best result
HAUZ KHAS
44.4% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
1,689
HAUZ KHAS, 1993

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%197219831985199119931996199820032004200520062007200820092012201420172018201920222025Rajesh Sharma

Results Overview

32CONTESTS
  • Won2 (6%)
  • Lost30 (94%)

Parties fought under

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