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Ramashankar

17 candidacies between 1969 and 2022, 1 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1969–2022
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
16
94% of contests
Votes polled
54,038
across every contest
Best result
RON
35.4% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
5,467
RON, 1980

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%10%20%30%40%1969198019851989199119931996200420072022Ramashankar

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost16 (94%)

Parties fought under

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