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SHIV CHAND

15 candidacies between 1972 and 1996, 1 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1972–1996
Won
1
7% win rate
Lost
14
93% of contests
Votes polled
1,05,232
across every contest
Best result
RAMBI
47.6% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
623
MALOUT, 1985

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%27%40%53%197219771980198519891991199219931996SHIV CHAND

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won1 (7%)
  • Lost14 (93%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996
  • INC1985, 1989, 1992
  • SAD1972, 1977, 1985

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