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Santosh Kumar Singh

30 candidacies between 1974 and 2025, 1 won, across 25 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
30
1974–2025
Won
1
3% win rate
Lost
29
97% of contests
Votes polled
2,52,817
across every contest
Best result
AZAMGARH
40.7% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
2,786
AZAMGARH, 1984

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%46%19741980198419851989199319951996199820022009201020122014201520192020202120222025Santosh Kumar Singh

Results Overview

30CONTESTS
  • Won1 (3%)
  • Lost29 (97%)

Parties fought under

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