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BASANT KUMAR LONGA

5 candidacies between 1995 and 2024, 1 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1995–2024
Won
1
20% win rate
Lost
4
80% of contests
Votes polled
70,100
across every contest
Best result
KOLEBIRA
32.5% vote share, 1995
Largest victory
11,695
KOLEBIRA, 1995

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%9%18%27%36%19952000200920142024BASANT KUMAR LONGA

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won1 (20%)
  • Lost4 (80%)

Parties fought under

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