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9 candidacies between 1962 and 2013, 2 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1962–2013
Won
2
22% win rate
Lost
7
78% of contests
Votes polled
55,261
across every contest
Best result
JHUNJHUNU
50.3% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
6,950
JHUNJHUNU, 1967

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%14%28%42%56%19621967198219851991199619982013SUMITRA

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won2 (22%)
  • Lost7 (78%)

Parties fought under

  • LJP2013
  • IND1967, 1982, 1985, 1996, 1998
  • INC1962, 1967, 1991

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