UMA SHANKER

25 candidacies between 1962 and 2012, 3 won, across 25 constituencies.

Contests

1962–2012

Won

12% win rate

Lost

88% of contests

Votes polled

1,55,985

across every contest

Best result

MUGHALSARAI

42.1% vote share, 1969

Largest victory

4,625

MUGHALSARAI, 1969

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

AD2012
BSP2002, 2007
RTKP2003
IND1977, 1980, 1984, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2003
INC1969, 1974
BKD1969
SOC1962
PSP1962