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19 candidacies between 1962 and 2018, 3 won, across 18 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
19
1962–2018
Won
3
16% win rate
Lost
16
84% of contests
Votes polled
1,38,266
across every contest
Best result
KALPI
42.4% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
7,458
NASIRABAD, 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%12%24%36%47%1962197119721977198019841985199119962005200920142018SHANKER SINGH

Results Overview

19CONTESTS
  • Won3 (16%)
  • Lost16 (84%)

Parties fought under

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