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RAJNATH SONKAR SHASTRI

5 candidacies between 1980 and 1996, 3 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1980–1996
Won
3
60% win rate
Lost
2
40% of contests
Votes polled
3,29,108
across every contest
Best result
JAKHANIA
40.6% vote share, 1989
Largest victory
17,843
JAKHANIA, 1989

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%23%34%45%19801984198919911996RAJNATH SONKAR SHASTRI

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won3 (60%)
  • Lost2 (40%)

Parties fought under

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