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Shamim Ahmad

24 candidacies between 1969 and 2025, 2 won, across 19 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1969–2025
Won
2
8% win rate
Lost
22
92% of contests
Votes polled
3,89,251
across every contest
Best result
NARKATIA
46.7% vote share, 2020
Largest victory
27,791
NARKATIA, 2020

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%13%26%39%52%1969197119801984198519891991199320002002200520072010201520202025Shamim Ahmad

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won2 (8%)
  • Lost22 (92%)

Parties fought under

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