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Rajnath Singh

8 candidacies between 1977 and 2019, 2 won, across 8 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1977–2019
Won
2
25% win rate
Lost
6
75% of contests
Votes polled
10,77,272
across every contest
Best result
LUCKNOW
56.7% vote share, 2019
Largest victory
3,47,302
LUCKNOW, 2019

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%16%32%48%64%19771985199319982004200920152019Rajnath Singh

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won2 (25%)
  • Lost6 (75%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1985, 1993, 2009, 2019
  • JAPL2015
  • IND1977, 1998, 2004

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