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SHAMBHU NATH

22 candidacies between 1962 and 2012, 3 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
22
1962–2012
Won
3
14% win rate
Lost
19
86% of contests
Votes polled
2,93,164
across every contest
Best result
SAIDPUR
51.0% vote share, 1971
Largest victory
71,446
SAIDPUR, 1971

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%29%43%57%1962196919711974197719801985198919911993199820072012SHAMBHU NATH

Results Overview

22CONTESTS
  • Won3 (14%)
  • Lost19 (86%)

Parties fought under

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