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Sham Lal

37 candidacies between 1968 and 2024, 1 won, across 30 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
37
1968–2024
Won
1
3% win rate
Lost
36
97% of contests
Votes polled
1,18,436
across every contest
Best result
PALWAL
49.8% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
4,334
PALWAL, 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

0%14%28%42%56%19681972197719801982198319841985198719891990199119961998200220042005200720082009201420172024Sham Lal

Results Overview

37CONTESTS
  • Won1 (3%)
  • Lost36 (97%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1968, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2024
  • SP2008, 2014
  • AJKMP2014
  • BJP1991, 1996, 2005
  • JKNPP2002
  • BSP2002
  • CPI1983, 1990, 1998
  • JD1996
  • AIICT1996
  • BAS1972

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