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Uma Shankar

42 candidacies between 1962 and 2023, 1 won, across 39 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
42
1962–2023
Won
1
2% win rate
Lost
41
98% of contests
Votes polled
2,75,182
across every contest
Best result
PAWAI
29.8% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
5,155
PAWAI, 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%8%17%25%33%19621969197119741977198019851989199019911993199619982002200420072012201320172023Uma Shankar

Results Overview

42CONTESTS
  • Won1 (2%)
  • Lost41 (98%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1962, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1998, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2023
  • BMUP2017
  • BSP2004
  • CPI1971, 1980, 1990
  • JNPJP1990
  • DDP1985, 1989
  • JNPSR1980
  • BJP1980
  • JNP1977
  • RRP1969
  • INC1962

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