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ABDUS SATTAR

20 candidacies between 1962 and 2021, 6 won, across 13 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1962–2021
Won
6
30% win rate
Lost
14
70% of contests
Votes polled
7,68,037
across every contest
Best result
LALGOLA
59.9% vote share, 1969
Largest victory
21,215
LALGOLA, 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%17%34%50%67%19621969197119721977198019821987198919911996200020052006201120162021ABDUS SATTAR

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won6 (30%)
  • Lost14 (70%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1962, 1962, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 2021
  • CPM2006, 2011, 2016
  • IND1962, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2005
  • MUL1987
  • INC(I)1980
  • RSP1971

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