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SUMITRA DEVI

36 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 9 won, across 26 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
36
1962–2024
Won
9
25% win rate
Lost
27
75% of contests
Votes polled
5,47,118
across every contest
Best result
MEDCHAL
71.1% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
23,501
IBRAHIMPATNAM, 1978

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%20%40%60%80%196219681969197119721977197819801982198419851989199019911993199520022010201420172024SUMITRA DEVI

Results Overview

36CONTESTS
  • Won9 (25%)
  • Lost27 (75%)

Parties fought under

  • JJP2024
  • IND1977, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2010, 2017
  • BSP2014
  • INC1962, 1962, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1972, 1982, 1985, 2010
  • JPS2010
  • BJP1995, 2002
  • DDP1995
  • JNPSC1980
  • JNPS1980
  • INC(I)1978
  • JNP1977
  • VHP1968, 1972
  • PBI1969

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