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SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH

10 candidacies between 1972 and 2000, 4 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1972–2000
Won
4
40% win rate
Lost
6
60% of contests
Votes polled
5,32,399
across every contest
Best result
TOPCHANCHI
61.2% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
62,295
DHANBAD, 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%17%34%51%68%197219771980198419892000SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won4 (40%)
  • Lost6 (60%)

Parties fought under

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