<p>In the 1971 Lok Sabha election, veteran Congress leader late C K Jaffer Sharief registered a thumping victory that is still counted as a record of sorts. </p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All you need to know about India's parliamentary polls.<p>Sharief was elected from the erstwhile Kanakapura Lok Sabha segment. He polled 2,43,987 votes. The total valid votes cast were 3,05,086. So, Sharief’s vote share was a bumper 79.97 per cent. Only a few politicians have won an election with a massive vote share like that. His nearest rival M V Rajasekharan polled 57,468 votes. </p>
<p>In the 1971 Lok Sabha election, veteran Congress leader late C K Jaffer Sharief registered a thumping victory that is still counted as a record of sorts. </p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All you need to know about India's parliamentary polls.<p>Sharief was elected from the erstwhile Kanakapura Lok Sabha segment. He polled 2,43,987 votes. The total valid votes cast were 3,05,086. So, Sharief’s vote share was a bumper 79.97 per cent. Only a few politicians have won an election with a massive vote share like that. His nearest rival M V Rajasekharan polled 57,468 votes. </p>
