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SHAKUNTALA DEVI

23 candidacies between 1962 and 2020, 5 won, across 19 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
23
1962–2020
Won
5
22% win rate
Lost
18
78% of contests
Votes polled
3,89,707
across every contest
Best result
BANKA
55.1% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
37,394
BANKA, 1962

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%15%31%46%62%19621972197419771980198519912002200520072010201220192020SHAKUNTALA DEVI

Results Overview

23CONTESTS
  • Won5 (22%)
  • Lost18 (78%)

Parties fought under

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