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UMA SHANKER SINGH

9 candidacies between 1969 and 2017, 4 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1969–2017
Won
4
44% win rate
Lost
5
56% of contests
Votes polled
2,21,087
across every contest
Best result
MAHARAJGANJ
62.9% vote share, 1990
Largest victory
33,887
RASRA, 2017

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%18%35%53%70%196919851990199119962017UMA SHANKER SINGH

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won4 (44%)
  • Lost5 (56%)

Parties fought under

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