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Ashok Kumar Das

20 candidacies between 1971 and 2024, 7 won, across 12 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
20
1971–2024
Won
7
35% win rate
Lost
13
65% of contests
Votes polled
4,88,921
across every contest
Best result
KORAI
63.4% vote share, 1990
Largest victory
27,508
KORAI, 1990

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%71%1971197419771980198519871990199119952000200420062014201920232024Ashok Kumar Das

Results Overview

20CONTESTS
  • Won7 (35%)
  • Lost13 (65%)

Parties fought under

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