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Shiv Shankar

43 candidacies between 1962 and 2020, 1 won, across 37 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
43
1962–2020
Won
1
2% win rate
Lost
42
98% of contests
Votes polled
1,85,647
across every contest
Best result
BABERU
31.7% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
1,177
BABERU, 1996

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%9%18%27%35%1962197719801982198519891990199119931996199820022007200820142020Shiv Shankar

Results Overview

43CONTESTS
  • Won1 (2%)
  • Lost42 (98%)

Parties fought under

  • RLSP2020
  • MBCOI2014
  • IND1977, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1998, 1998, 2008
  • SP2007
  • RTKP2002
  • BJP1985, 1989, 1996
  • AD1996
  • AIICT1996
  • JD1993
  • JP1991
  • LKDB1989
  • BSP1989
  • DDP1985
  • LKD1982, 1985
  • JNPJP1980
  • SWA1962

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