SHANKER
27 candidacies between 1962 and 2008, 1 won, across 25 constituencies.
Contests
27
1962–2008
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
26
96% of contests
Votes polled
1,03,022
across every contest
Best result
KAPASIN
48.5% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
1,113
KAPASIN, 1993
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
Results Overview
- Won1 (4%)
- Lost26 (96%)







