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G.G. SWELL

5 candidacies between 1967 and 1991, 3 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1967–1991
Won
3
60% win rate
Lost
2
40% of contests
Votes polled
6,06,779
across every contest
Best result
AUTONOMOUS DISTS
61.4% vote share, 1967
Largest victory
50,826
SHILLONG, 1984

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%52%69%19671971198419891991G.G. SWELL

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won3 (60%)
  • Lost2 (40%)

Parties fought under

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