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SHANTA KUMAR

14 candidacies between 1972 and 2014, 9 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
14
1972–2014
Won
9
64% win rate
Lost
5
36% of contests
Votes polled
19,63,092
across every contest
Best result
SULAH
67.5% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
1,70,072
KANGRA, 2014

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%19%38%57%76%197219771982198519891990199319961998199920042014SHANTA KUMAR

Results Overview

14CONTESTS
  • Won9 (64%)
  • Lost5 (36%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2014
  • BSP2004
  • JNP1977
  • BJS1972

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