RAMA SHANKER

32 candidacies between 1962 and 2009, 1 won, across 29 constituencies.

Contests

1962–2009

Won

3% win rate

Lost

97% of contests

Votes polled

1,31,305

across every contest

Best result

CHANDNI CHOWK

52.1% vote share, 1972

Largest victory

1,404

CHANDNI CHOWK, 1972

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

PECP2009
IND1962, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1974, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 2008
NLHP2007
BJP1991
JNP1985
INC1972, 1977
SSD1974
NCO1974
SOP1974
BJS1969
HMS1962, 1969