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Biswanath Ghosh

13 candidacies between 1996 and 2021, 2 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
13
1996–2021
Won
2
15% win rate
Lost
11
85% of contests
Votes polled
4,18,957
across every contest
Best result
PALASHIPARA
48.2% vote share, 2006
Largest victory
32,365
PALASHIPARA, 2006

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%13%27%40%54%1996200120062011201820192021Biswanath Ghosh

Results Overview

13CONTESTS
  • Won2 (15%)
  • Lost11 (85%)

Parties fought under

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