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BIMAL KANTI BASU

7 candidacies between 1969 and 1996, 5 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1969–1996
Won
5
71% win rate
Lost
2
29% of contests
Votes polled
2,32,303
across every contest
Best result
COOCH BEHAR WEST
66.2% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
22,168
COOCH BEHAR WEST, 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%19%37%56%74%1969197119771982198719911996BIMAL KANTI BASU

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won5 (71%)
  • Lost2 (29%)

Parties fought under

  • FBS1996
  • FBL1969, 1971, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991

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