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ZILE SINGH

36 candidacies between 1968 and 2009, 2 won, across 25 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
36
1968–2009
Won
2
6% win rate
Lost
34
94% of contests
Votes polled
1,99,148
across every contest
Best result
JULANA
39.1% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
6,993
JULANA, 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%11%22%33%44%19681972197719801982198419871989199119961998200020052009ZILE SINGH

Results Overview

36CONTESTS
  • Won2 (6%)
  • Lost34 (94%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1968, 1972, 1972, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 2000, 2009
  • INLD2005
  • BSP1989, 2005
  • INC1991, 1998
  • SHS1996
  • SAP1996
  • DDP1991
  • JP1991
  • JNP1977, 1982
  • SUC1977

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