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UMA SHANKAR SINGH

14 candidacies between 1972 and 2010, 3 won, across 11 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
14
1972–2010
Won
3
21% win rate
Lost
11
79% of contests
Votes polled
1,29,388
across every contest
Best result
MAHARAJGANJ
59.2% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
26,480
MAHARAJGANJ, 1977

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%17%33%50%66%1972197719801990199119951999200520092010UMA SHANKAR SINGH

Results Overview

14CONTESTS
  • Won3 (21%)
  • Lost11 (79%)

Parties fought under

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